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19 boys turn out for playing hockey. Of these, 11 are wearing hockey shirts and 14 are wearing hockey pants. There are no boys without shirts and/or pants. What is the number of boys wearing full uniform?

Options

A

3

B

5

C

6

D

8

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Correct Answer :

Option C

6

Solution :

The correct option is 6.

To find the number of boys wearing a full uniform (both hockey shirts and hockey pants), we can apply the Principle of Inclusion-Exclusion from set theory.

Let:
- S be the set of boys wearing hockey shirts.
- P be the set of boys wearing hockey pants.

Based on the information given:
- The total number of boys is 19. Since there are no boys without shirts and/or pants, every boy is wearing at least one of these items. Therefore, the union of the two sets is equal to the total number of boys:

n(SP)=19

- The number of boys wearing shirts is:

n(S)=11

- The number of boys wearing pants is:

n(P)=14

We want to find the number of boys wearing the full uniform, which is the intersection of both sets:

n(SP)

The Principle of Inclusion-Exclusion states:

n(SP)=n(S)+n(P)-n(SP)

Substituting the known values into the equation:

19=11+14-n(SP)

Simplify the right side of the equation:

19=25-n(SP)

Rearranging the equation to solve for the intersection:

n(SP)=25-19

n(SP)=6

Thus, there are 6 boys wearing the full uniform.

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