In a group of 65 people, 40 like cricket and 10 like both cricket and tennis. How many like tennis only and not cricket? How many like tennis?
Given:
In a group of 65 people:
- 40 people like cricket
- 10 like both cricket and tennis
To Find:
- Number of people like tennis only
- Number of people like tennis
Let us consider,
Number of people who like cricket = n(C) = 40
Number of people who like tennis = n(T)
Number of people who like cricket or tennis = n(C ∪ T) = 65
Number of people who like cricket and tennis both = n(C ∩ T) = 10
Venn diagram:
Now,
n(C ∪ T) = n(C) + n(T) - n(C ∩ T)
65 = 40 + n(T) – 10
n(T) = 65 – 40 + 10
= 35
Therefore, number of people who like tennis = 35
Now,
Number of people who like tennis only = n(T - C)
n(T - C) = n(T) - n(C ∩ T)
= 35 – 10
= 25
Therefore, the number of people who like tennis only = 25