Question

In a class 25 pupils play volleyball and 32 play basketball. Included in these groups there are 15 pupils who play both volleyball and basketball. If 5 pupils play neither volleyball nor basketball, how many pupils are there in that class?

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Answer 1

Answer:

47 pupils

Step-by-step explanation:

Since there are 15 pupils who play both sports, we can subtract 15 from both of the totals. (25 - 15 = 10 and 32 - 15 = 17)

From this we can see that there are 10 pupils who play volleyball, 17 who play basketball, 15 who play both, and 5 who don't participate.

Adding these numbers up:

10 + 17 + 15 + 5 = 47 pupils