Sets 2

2 marks · Easy

In a group of 25 students, 15 play football, 12 play basketball, and 5 play both sports. How many students play neither football nor basketball?

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3 (±0)

Common mistakes: Forgetting to subtract those playing both; Arithmetic error

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Marking points

M1 · 1 mark · Correctly finds number playing one or both sports.

A1 · 1 mark · Subtracts this from 25 to get number playing neither.

Worked solution

Number who play at least one sport = 15 + 12 − 5 = 22

Number who play neither = 25 − 22 = 3