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Re: Each new car produced in a certain factory includes at least [#permalink]
computerbot, when we should subtract all three three times, not 2 times? IN the explanation, it says that items in all three categories are triple counted.
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Re: Each new car produced in a certain factory includes at least [#permalink]
computerbot wrote:
Here is a quicker solution.

We know that for three overlapping sets A, B, C:

Total = A + B + C - (sum of all 2s) - 2(sum of all threes)


Putting in the values from the prompt/question, we get;

50 = 25 + 13 + 30 - (sum of all 2s) - 2(sum of all threes)

50 = 68 - (sum of all 2s) - 2(sum of all threes)

We have to plug values from each option in the aforementioned equation to find the correct answers.




Option A: 2 cars with two options and 8 with all three options.

50 = 68 - (sum of all 2s) - 2(sum of all threes)
50 = 68 - (2) - 2(8)
50 = 68 - 18
50 = 50

Correct



Option B: 3 cars with two options and 7 with all three options.
50 = 68 - (sum of all 2s) - 2(sum of all threes)
50 = 68 - 3 - 2(7)
50 = 68 - 17
50 = 51

Incorrect

Option C: 4 cars with two options and 7 with all three options.
50 = 68 - (sum of all 2s) - 2(sum of all threes)
50 = 68 - 4 - 2(7)
50 = 68 - 18
50 = 50

Correct

Option D: 6 cars with two options and 6 with all three options.
50 = 68 - (sum of all 2s) - 2(sum of all threes)
50 = 68 - 6 - 2(6)
50 = 68 - 18
50 = 50

Correct

Option E: 7 cars with two options and 5 with all three options.
50 = 68 - (sum of all 2s) - 2(sum of all threes)
50 = 68 -7 - 2(5)
50 = 68 - 17
50 = 51

Incorrect

Option F: 8 cars with two options and 4 with all three options.
50 = 68 - (sum of all 2s) - 2(sum of all threes)
50 = 68 - 8 - 2(4)
50 = 68 - 16
50 = 52

Incorrect


why do we substract it with 2(sum of all threes)? do we require at least 1 that has all the 3?

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When we counted the sum of all 3, it was counted thrice while considering the sum of all 2. Hence, we need to subtract twice from thrice to get one.

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why do we substract it with 2(sum of all threes)? do we require at least 1 that has all the 3?

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How I solved:
50=25+13+30-Both-(2*All)+Neither
Since we are told that neither is 0 in the stem (at least one of the modifications..), we can exclude that.
50=68-Both-(2*All)
18=B+2A
9-B/2=A
Since A must be an integer (there cannot be half of a completed car), we can eliminate options B and E, since B would be odd and thus give A as a non integer.
A is possible, if B=2, 9-1=8=A
C is possible, if B=4, 9-2=7=A
D is possible, if B=6, 9-3=6
E is not possible, as if B=8, 9-4=5=A. Note that if neither was not zero, then E could be possible - we would just need neither to be equal to 1 in that case.

Therefore A, C, and D are good.
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