in a music club with 22 members, 10 people played the piano, 11 people played the guitar, and 3 people didn’t play either of these two instruments. how many club members played both the piano and the fuitar
To determine how many club members played both the piano and the guitar, we can subtract the number of people who played neither instrument from the total number of club members.
Total club members: 22
People who played the piano: 10
People who played the guitar: 11
People who played neither instrument: 3
To find the number of people who played both instruments:
Total club members - People who played neither instrument
= 22 - 3
= 19
Therefore, 19 club members played both the piano and the guitar.
To find out how many club members played both the piano and the guitar, we can use the principle of inclusion-exclusion.
Let's start by finding the total number of members who played at least one instrument. We know that 10 people played the piano, 11 people played the guitar, and 3 people didn't play either instrument.
Total members who played at least one instrument = 10 (piano) + 11 (guitar) - 3 (neither) = 18
Now, we can subtract the total number of members who played only the piano or only the guitar.
Let's assume x represents the number of members who played both the piano and the guitar.
Total members who played only piano = 10 - x
Total members who played only guitar = 11 - x
Since there are 22 members in total, the sum of these three categories should equal 22:
Members who played only piano + Members who played only guitar + Members who played both = 22
(10 - x) + (11 - x) + x = 22
Simplify the equation:
21 - 2x + x = 22
21 - x = 22
-x = 22 - 21
-x = 1
Multiply both sides by -1 to isolate x:
x = -1
Since we're dealing with a real-world problem, we know that the number of club members who played both the piano and guitar can't be negative. This means there was an error in the calculations.
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