Question
In a college, there are three student clubs. Sixty students are only in the Drama club, 80 students are only in the Dance club, 30 students are only in the Maths club, 40 students are in both Drama and Dance clubs, 12 students are in both Dance and Maths clubs, 7 students are in both Drama and Maths clubs, and 2 students are in all the clubs. If 75% of the students in the college are not in any of these clubs, then the total number of students in the college is
Official answer and solution
- Official answer
- C
- From
- Official GATE 2019 answer key
Solution
Apply set theory to determine the number of students in clubs and then calculate the total college strength.
Let denote the sets of students in Drama, Dance, and Maths clubs, respectively. We are given:
- Only Drama:
- Only Dance:
- Only Maths:
- In all three clubs:
We are also given the two-club overlaps:
- Both Drama and Dance:
Thus, the number of students in Drama and Dance only is . - Both Dance and Maths:
Thus, the number of students in Dance and Maths only is . - Both Drama and Maths:
Thus, the number of students in Drama and Maths only is .
The total number of students in at least one club is the sum of all disjoint regions:
We are given that of students in the college are not in any of these clubs. Thus, the students represent of the total student body :
C
Subtracting the triple intersection multiple times or misunderstanding 'both' as 'only both'.
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Source
- Paper
- GATE 2019 Computer Science and Information Technology (CS)
- Question
- 9 of 65, printed as GA Q.9
- Section
- General Aptitude
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