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In a school, students must take at least one of these subjects: Maths, Physics or Chemistry. In a group of 50 students, 7 take all three subjects, 9 take Physics and Chemistry only, 8 take Maths and Physics only and 5 take Maths and Chemistry only. Of these 50 students, x take Maths only, x take Physics only and x + 3 take Chemistry only. Draw a Venn diagram, find X i and hence find the number taking Maths.

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Venn diagram:





There are 50 students in a group.

Using Venn diagram, we have 50=x+8+7+5+x+9+(x+3) .

50=3x+32

3x=18

x=6


The number of students that take Maths is x+8+7+5=26 .


Answer: x=6 ; 26 students take Maths.


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