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We need to find out the number of students who
took at least one of the three subjects and subtract
that number from the overall 120 to get the number
of students who did not opt for any of the three subjects.
Number of students who took at least one of the three
subjects can be found by finding out A U B U C, where
A is the set of those who took Physics, B the set of those
who took Chemistry and C the set of those who opted for Math.
Now, AUBUC =
A + B + C - (A n B + B n C + C n A) + (A n B n C)
A is the set of those who opted for Physics = 120/2
= 60 students
B is the set of those who opted for Chemistry = 120/5
= 24
C is the set of those who opted for Math = 120/7
= 17.
The 10th, 20th, 30th…… numbered students would
have opted for both Physics and Chemistry.
Therefore, A n B = 120/10 = 12
The 14th, 28th, 42nd…. Numbered students would
have opted for Physics and Math.
Therefore, C n A = 120/14 = 8
The 35th, 70th …. Numbered students would have
opted for Chemistry and Math.
Therefore, A n B = 120/35 = 3
And the 70th numbered student would have opted
for all three subjects.
Therefore, AUBUC
= 60 + 24 + 17 - (12 + 8 + 3) + 1 = 79.
Number of students who opted for none
of the three subjects = 120 - 79 = 41
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