Answer:
The lowest possible number of researchers who will not be assigned to the team they prefer is:
- 15 researchers.
Explanation:
The operation can be solved in the next form:
The number of researchers: 50.
Team A members: 40% = 20 researchers.
Team B members: 60% = 30 researchers.
Researchers that prefer team A: 70% = 35.
Researchers that prefer team B: 30% = 15.
Assuming that all the members in team A, 20 researchers, prefer that team and the researchers that prefer team B are in it, we must do a subtraction:
Researchers that prefer the Team A - Team A members = 35 - 20 = 15 researchers.