In a group of 40 students, 15 play tennis, 25 play badminton and 5 play neither. How many play both?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D. 5

  1. Step 1: Students who play at least one sport: .
  2. Step 2: By inclusion-exclusion , so both .
Answer
5.
Why not the others: 0: the students who play neither are ignored. 20: that is the number who play only badminton.

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