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In a group of 52 persons, 16 drink tea but not coffee, while 33 drink tea. How many persons drink coffee but not tea ?

Updated On: Jul 6, 2022
  • 17
  • 36
  • 23
  • 19
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The Correct Option is D

Solution and Explanation

Let T denotes tea drinkers and C denotes coffee drinkers in universal set U. we get a + b + c = 52 ...(i) a = 16 ...(ii) a + b = 33 ...(iii) Put a = 16 in equation (iii), we have 16 + b = 33 $\Rightarrow$ b = 17 Now, substitute the values of a and b in equation (i), we get 16 + 17 + c = 52 c = 52 - 33 = 19
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