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There are 100 freshmen at a particular college, all of whom must take at least one of the three core classes: Art, Biology, and Calculus. Of these freshmen, 17 take only Biology, 10 take only Calculus, 5 take all three classes, and 20 take Art and exactly one of the other two core classes. If the number of freshmen who take only Art is 3 times the number of freshmen who take every core class except Art, how many freshmen take Art?

(A) 25
(B) 32
(C) 36
(D) 48
(E) 61

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skiingforthewknds wrote:

Make a venn diagram to get a clear picture. Look at the diagram:
Each letter represents only one color. b represents the people who take only Art. d represents people who take only Art and Bio etc.

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d + f = 20 (People who take Art and one other class)
b = 3e (people who take only Art is 3 times the people who take Bio and Calculus)
17 + 10 + 5 + b + d + e + f = 100 (Total people)
b + b/3 = 48
b = 36

Number of freshmen who take Art = 36 + 20 + 5 = 61
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VeritasPrepKarishma wrote:

skiingforthewknds wrote:

Make a venn diagram to get a clear picture. Look at the diagram:
Each letter represents only one color. b represents the people who take only Art. d represents people who take only Art and Bio etc.

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Ques3.jpg

Hello Karishma, very nice job with this question.
I solved by using the formula below and got the same answer.

Total = (# in A + # in B + # in C) - (# enrolled in 2 courses) - 2(# enrolled in 3 courses) + (# in 0 courses)

Because of all the variables, solving the problem using the formula took me too much time. Your approach is far better! Could you describe a situation when you would be required to use the formula above or will the method you used always be appropriate?

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During an actual exam I would not even introduce any letters.

100 - 17 - 10 - 5 - 20 = 48 students take either only Art or only Biology and Calculus.

Dividing 48 in proportion 3:1, we conclude that 48*3/4=36 students take only Art.

Thus, we get 36 + 20 + 5 = 61.
(Only Art, Art and one course, Art and two courses, respectively.)
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holidayhero wrote:

I use venn diagrams for most sets questions. It's very easy to see the relation between what is given and what is asked when you see it in a venn diagram. The process becomes completely mechanical and quick. There are various ways to represent the formulas in sets and that can get a little messy hence I avoid them.

Check out a post I wrote sometime back on overlapping sets:
http://www.veritasprep.com/blog/2012/09 ... ping-sets/
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