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?
Correct Answer :
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:
- be the set of boys wearing hockey shirts.
- 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:
- The number of boys wearing shirts is:
- The number of boys wearing pants is:
We want to find the number of boys wearing the full uniform, which is the intersection of both sets:
The Principle of Inclusion-Exclusion states:
Substituting the known values into the equation:
Simplify the right side of the equation:
Rearranging the equation to solve for the intersection:
Thus, there are 6 boys wearing the full uniform.
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