3. In a class of 40 boys, 18 passed Business Mathematics, 19 passed Accounts, 10 passed Economics, 6 passed Accounts only, 5 passed Business Mathematics and Accounts only, 2 Passed Accounts and Economics only. How many passed in all three papers.
To find the number of students who passed all three papers, we need to use the principle of inclusion-exclusion.
Step 1: Start by adding the number of students who passed each paper individually:
- 18 students passed Business Mathematics.
- 19 students passed Accounts.
- 10 students passed Economics.
Step 2: Subtract the number of students who passed two papers at a time.
- 6 students passed only Accounts.
- 5 students passed only Business Mathematics and Accounts.
- 2 students passed only Accounts and Economics.
From this, we can calculate the number of students who passed exactly two papers, which is 13 students.
Step 3: Now, subtract the number of students who passed only two papers from the total number of students who passed each paper individually:
- There are 18 - 5 = 13 students who passed Business Mathematics only.
- There are 19 - 6 - 5 = 8 students who passed Accounts only.
- There are 10 - 2 = 8 students who passed Economics only.
Step 4: Finally, subtract the number of students who passed only one or two papers from the total number of students in the class.
- 40 - (13 + 8 + 8 + 13) = 40 - 42 = -2
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