In a science class of 16 students, 11 are on the basketball team, and 7 are on the track team. What is the least number of students in this class who are on both teams?
I got 2, is that right?
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To find the least number of students who are on both teams, we need to find the intersection of the two sets. In this case, the sets represent the students on the basketball team and the students on the track team.
To find the intersection, we need to determine how many students are on both teams by finding the overlap between the two sets.
Given that there are 11 students on the basketball team and 7 students on the track team, we have two options to approach this question:
1. If we assume that all students on the basketball team also participate in track, then the number of students on both teams would be equal to the number of students on the track team, which is 7. Therefore, the least number of students on both teams would be 7.
2. If we assume that none of the students on the basketball team also participate in track, then the number of students on both teams would be zero. Therefore, the least number of students on both teams would be 0.
Since the question asks for the least number of students on both teams, the correct answer is 0.