Q44 / 90 · JEE Main 2024 (30 Jan Shift 1) · Mathematics

A group of 40 students appeared in an examination of 3 subjects - Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry. It was found that all students passed in at least one of the subjects, 20 students passed in Mathematics, 25 students passed in Physics, 16 students passed in Chemistry, at most 11 students passed in both Mathematics and Physics, at most 15 students passed in both Physics and Chemistry, at most 15 students passed in both Mathematics and Chemistry. The maximum number of students passed in all the three subjects is _____.

Correct answer: 10

Solution

Given,

nM=20, nP=25, nC=16 

And nM∩P≤11, nM∩C≤15, nP∩C≤15

Now, plotting the diagram and taking all three subjects passed as x we get,

Figure

Now, for maximum let x =11.

So, the venn diagram will be,

Figure

Now, using the given conditions we get,

11+z≤15⇒z≤4

11+y≤15⇒y≤4

Now finding the sum of all we get,

9-z+0+14-y+z+11+y+5-y-z=40

⇒y+z=-1 which is not possible hence the value of x=11 is not possible,

Now taking the maximum value as x=10,

We get, 10+z≤15⇒z≤5

10+y≤15⇒y≤5

Plotting the venn diagram we get,

Figure

Now, finding the sum we get,

10-z+0+15-y+z+10+y+6-y-z=40

⇒y+z=1 which is possible,

Hence, possible venn diagram will be,

Figure

Hence, the maximum number of students passed in all the three subjects is 10.

Hence, the correct answer is 10.

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