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In a group of students, 189 play Soccer, 129 play Basketball, 116 play Volleyball. 70 play Soccer and Basketball, 58 play Soccer and Volleyball, 51 play Basketball and Volleyball. If 339 students play

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x=84x = 84

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  1. Recall the Principle of Inclusion-Exclusion for three sets.

    The formula for the number of elements in the union of three sets A, B, and C is:

    n(A∪B∪C)=n(A)+n(B)+n(C)−n(A∩B)−n(A∩C)−n(B∩C)+n(A∩B∩C)n(A \cup B \cup C) = n(A) + n(B) + n(C) - n(A \cap B) - n(A \cap C) - n(B \cap C) + n(A \cap B \cap C)
  2. Substitute the given values into the formula.

    We are given:
    n(A∪B∪C)=339n(A \cup B \cup C) = 339
    n(A)=189n(A) = 189
    n(B)=129n(B) = 129
    n(C)=116n(C) = 116
    n(A∩B)=70n(A \cap B) = 70
    n(A∩C)=58n(A \cap C) = 58
    n(B∩C)=51n(B \cap C) = 51
    n(A∩B∩C)=xn(A \cap B \cap C) = x

    Substitute these values into the formula:

    339=189+129+116−70−58−51+x339 = 189 + 129 + 116 - 70 - 58 - 51 + x
  3. Simplify the equation.

    First, sum the individual set sizes:
    189+129+116=434189 + 129 + 116 = 434

    Next, sum the sizes of the pairwise intersections:
    70+58+51=17970 + 58 + 51 = 179

    Now, substitute these sums back into the equation:

    339=434−179+x339 = 434 - 179 + x
  4. Solve for xx.

    339=255+x339 = 255 + x

    Subtract 255 from both sides:

    x=339−255x = 339 - 255 x=84x = 84

    The value of xx is 84.

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