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Of the 36 students in a certain class, 10 are in the chess club and 13 24 Oct 2019, 00:18
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Of the 36 students in a certain class, 10 are in the chess club and 13 are in the bridge club. If 20 of the students are not in either club, how many of the students are in only one of the two clubs?

A. 7
B. 9
C. 14
D. 16
E. 23
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Of the 36 students in a certain class, 10 are in the chess club and 13 are in the bridge club. If 20 of the students are not in either club, how many of the students are in only one of the two clubs?

A. 7
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Total = C + B - Both + Neither

36 = 10 +13 - Both + 20

Both = 7,

Only chess = 10 - 7 = 3

Only Bridge = 13 - 7 = 6.

Members playing single games = 6 + 3 = 9.

B is the option.
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All=chess+bridge-bith+neither
36=10+13-both+20
both=7

only one club=all-neither-both
only one club=36-20-7=9

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Of the 36 students in a certain class, 10 are in the chess club and 13 31 Oct 2019, 03:58
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Given
    • In a class, there are 36 students.
      o 10 of them are in chess club
      o 13 are in high bridge.

To find
    • The number of student that are in only one of the two clubs if 20 of the students are not in either club

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Total students of the class – Students who are not part of any club = Students part of chess club + Students part of High bridge - Students part of both the clubs

    • 36 – 20 = 10 + 13 - Students part of both the clubs
    • 16 = 23 - Students part of both the clubs
    • Students part of both the clubs = 7
So, 16 students were part of clubs. And 7 of them were in both of them.
Hence, 16-7 =9 were part of only1 club.

Thus, option B is the correct answer.

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Of the 36 students in a certain class, 10 are in the chess club and 13 03 Nov 2019, 00:36
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Members in only chess + members in only bridge + members in both + members in neither =36
Members in chess + members in bridge + members in both =20
Let the number of members in both = x
10-x +13-x + x =16
x =7
Members in in only one of the two clubs = Members in only chess + members in only bridge = 3+6 =9
Hence B
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Total - neither = Chess + Bridge - Both

=> 36 - 20 = 10 + 13 - Both

=> Both = 10 + 13 - 16 = 7

Chess - Both = Only chess = 10 - 7 = 3

Bridge - Both = Only bridge = 13 - 7 = 6

Total: 3 + 6 = 9

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