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by 800guy » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:16 pm
Out of 20 surveyed students 8 study math and 7
study both math and physics. If 10 students do not
study either of these subjects, how many students
study physics but not math?

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6

from diff math doc. answer coming when some people respond with explanations
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by Neo2000 » Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:58 pm
Look at the attached image.
Number of people studying both M & P = 7
Number studying ONLY M = 1
Number NOT studying any subject = 10
Therefore total number of students studying ONLY P = 20 -(10+1+7) = 2


p.s. Can someone show me how to insert an image directly into the post ??
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by beatthegmat » Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:01 pm
Hi Neo:

There isn't an easy way to insert images directly within posts. You have two options:
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by Neo2000 » Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:05 pm
Thanks Eric.

I was actually aiming for option 1 itself. My experience on other forums is that an attached image is usually shown at the bottom of the post but here its nice, big and bold :)
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by beatthegmat » Wed Feb 28, 2007 8:13 pm
I'm happy you like our style here, Neo. :)
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oa

by 800guy » Fri Mar 02, 2007 10:23 am
here's the OA:

total = gr1 + gr2 - both + neither
20 = 8 + P - 7 + 10
P = 9, 9 students study both P and M, 7 study both, 9-7 = 2 study only P
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by BTGmoderatorRO » Sun Sep 03, 2017 12:26 pm
we can solve this using Venn diagram,
let M represent Mathematics and P denotes Physics
total number of students=20
number of students that study M and P= 7
number of students that do not study M nor P= 10
number students that study only M=8-7=1
number students that study only P = 20 - (10 + 1 + 7 ) =2

option B is correct
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Re: Difficult Math Problem #103 - Sets

by Scott@TargetTestPrep » Sat Feb 08, 2020 12:47 pm
800guy wrote: ↑
Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:16 pm
 Out of 20 surveyed students 8 study math and 7
study both math and physics. If 10 students do not
study either of these subjects, how many students
study physics but not math?

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 5
(E) 6

from diff math doc. answer coming when some people respond with explanations
We can use the formula:

Total = Math + Physics - Both + Neither

So we have:

20 = 8 + P - 7 + 10

20 = 11 + P

9 = P

Since the 9 people studying Physics include the 7 people who also study Math, the number of people who study Physics only is 9 - 7 = 2.

Answer: B

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