Question

In a school 40% of the students play football and 50% play cricket. If 18% of the students play neither football nor cricket, the percentage of students playing both is __________.

40%
32%
22%
8%

Answer 1

no. of student who play football=40%
no. of student who play cricket=50%
18%student neither play cricket nor play football
then , 40+50+18=108%
108-100=8%

Answer 2

Answer:

Football - 40%

Cricket - 50%

Neither - 18 %

Students who play football OR cricket = 100% - 18% = 82%

F and C = ???

F or C = (F + C) - (F and C)

82 = 40 + 50 - F and C

F and C = 40 + 50 - 82 = 8%

ANSWER:

8 % of the students play both football and cricket