Each person who attended a company meeting was either a stockholder in the company, an employee of the company, or both. If 57 percent of those who attended the meeting were stockholders and 51 percent were employees, what percent were stockholders who were not employees? Choose the correct choice from the following choices.
A) 47  B) 49  C) 51  D) 53  E) 55
57+51= 
<gadget id="calculator">57+51</gadget>
<output>108</output>
108 so 8% were both stockholders and employees.   The percent who were stockholders but not employees is  57-8= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 57-8</gadget>
<output>49</output>
49%   The answer is 49.
<result>B</result>
Each person who attended a company meeting was either a stockholder in the company, an employee of the company, or both. If 57 percent of those who attended the meeting were stockholders and 51 percent were employees, what percent were stockholders who were not employees?