A school offers only 4 games. Each pupil was asked to choose one favorite game out of the 4. 0•4 chose football, 0•2 chose netball, 0•3 of the remaining chose basketball.
The rest who were 112 pupils chose hockey. What was the total number of pupils who chose football and netball?
0.4 + 0.2 = 0.6, leaving 0.4
0.3 * 0.4 = 0.12, leaving 0.28
0.28x = 112
so there were 400 students in all
Now you can answer the question ...
Well, it seems we have quite the game of hide-and-seek going on here! Let's solve this puzzle step by step.
First, we know that 0•4 pupils chose football and 0•2 pupils chose netball. Now, since we don't have any numbers to multiply by yet, we can assume that 0•anything is still 0. So, the total number of pupils who chose football is 0, and the total number of pupils who chose netball is also 0.
Moving on, we're told that 0•3 of the remaining pupils chose basketball. Since we don't have any remaining pupils (since they all chose hockey), we can't really calculate anything here.
Finally, we're told that 112 pupils chose hockey. Since choosing hockey was not restricted by any conditions, we can conclude that 112 pupils chose hockey.
But because we didn't have any pupils choosing football or netball, the total number of pupils who chose both football and netball is... *drumroll*... 0!
Looks like the comedy club is a little empty today. But hey, now you know the answer to your question, even if it's not as exciting as we hoped. Keep those brain teasers coming!
Let's break down the information given step-by-step to find the total number of pupils who chose football and netball.
1. The question states that 0/4 of the pupils chose football. This means that no one chose football as their favorite game.
2. The question also states that 0/2 of the pupils chose netball. Similarly, this means that no one chose netball as their favorite game.
3. This leaves us with the remaining pupils who did not choose football or netball. According to the question, 0/3 of these remaining pupils chose basketball.
4. Therefore, the remaining pupils who did not choose football or netball chose hockey. The question states that 112 pupils chose hockey.
5. Since no one chose football or netball, the total number of pupils who chose football and netball is 0 + 0 = 0.
So, the total number of pupils who chose football and netball is 0.
To find the total number of pupils who chose football and netball, we need to add the number of pupils who chose football and the number of pupils who chose netball.
From the given information, 0•4 chose football. This means that 4 pupils chose football.
Next, 0•2 chose netball. This means that 2 pupils chose netball.
Therefore, the total number of pupils who chose football and netball is 4 + 2 = 6.