Of 200 male athletes at a high school, some play only basketball, some play only baseball, and

Question

Of 200 male athletes at a high school, some play only basketball, some play only baseball, and

some do both. If 150 is the males play basketball, and 90 play both sports, how many males play
baseball?

Pls answer!

Answer 1

150 bkbl - 90 both = 60 only bkbl

200 - 90 both - 60 only bkbl = 50 only bsbl

90 both + 50 only bsbl = 140 bsbl

Answer 2

To find the number of males who play baseball, we can use the principle of inclusion-exclusion.

Given that there are 200 male athletes in total and 150 play basketball, we know that there are at least 150 males playing basketball.

Now, since 90 males play both sports, we need to subtract the 90 males from the 150 to get the number of males who play only basketball.

150 - 90 = 60

Therefore, there are 60 males who play only basketball.

To find the number of males who play only baseball, we need to subtract the number of males who play both sports from the total number of males who play baseball and basketball.

So, 200 - 60 (basketball players) - 90 (both sports players) = 50

Therefore, there are 50 males who play only baseball.