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The teachers’ colony has 2800 members, out of which 650 members read only English newspaper. 550 members read only Hindi newspaper and 450 members read only Marathi newspaper. The number of members reading all the 3 newspapers is 100. Members reading Hindi as well as English newspaper are 200. 400 members read Hindi as well as Marathi newspaper and 300 members read English as well as Marathi newspaper. Find the number of members reading Hindi newspaper.

A. 750
B. 980
C. 1020
D. 1050
E. 1060
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Re: The teachers’ colony has 2800 members, out of which 650 members read [#permalink] New post   09 Dec 2020, 08:25
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The teachers’ colony has 2800 members, out of which 650 members read only English newspaper. 550 members read only Hindi newspaper and 450 members read only Marathi newspaper. The number of members reading all the 3 newspapers is 100. Members reading Hindi as well as English newspaper are 200. 400 members read Hindi as well as Marathi newspaper and 300 members read English as well as Marathi newspaper. Find the number of members reading Hindi newspaper.

A. 750
B. 980
C. 1020
D. 1050
E. 1060


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According to the pic in the attachment and information, Given
a=650
b=550
c=450
k=100

x+k=200 => x=200-100 => x=100
z+k=400 => z=400-100 => z=300

No. of people reading Hindi Newspaper = x+b+k+z
= 100+550+100+300
= 1050

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The teachers’ colony has 2800 members, out of which 650 members read [#permalink] New post   09 Dec 2020, 09:05
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1. The teachers’ colony has 2800 members, out of which 650 members read only English newspaper.
2. 550 members read only Hindi newspaper and 450 members read only Marathi newspaper.
3. The number of members reading all the 3 newspapers is 100.
4. Members reading Hindi as well as English newspaper are 200.
5. 400 members read Hindi as well as Marathi newspaper and 300 members read English as well as Marathi newspaper.
Asked: Find the number of members reading Hindi newspaper.

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Number of members reading Hindi newspaper = 550 + 300 + 100 + 100 = 1050

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The teachers’ colony has 2800 members, out of which 650 members read [#permalink] New post   10 Dec 2020, 11:25
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The teachers’ colony has 2800 members, out of which 650 members read only English newspaper. 550 members read only Hindi newspaper and 450 members read only Marathi newspaper. The number of members reading all the 3 newspapers is 100. Members reading Hindi as well as English newspaper are 200. 400 members read Hindi as well as Marathi newspaper and 300 members read English as well as Marathi newspaper. Find the number of members reading Hindi newspaper.

A. 750
B. 980
C. 1020
D. 1050
E. 1060



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