In a school, 220 students offer Biology or Mathematics or both. 125 offer Biology and 110 mathematics. How many offer Biology but not Mathematics?

  • A 95
  • B 80
  • C 125
  • D 110

The correct answer is D. 110

Let's use a Venn diagram to solve this problem. We have two sets: the set of students who offer Biology and the set of students who offer Mathematics. The total number of students in both sets is 220. The number of students who offer Biology is 125, and the number of students who offer Mathematics is 110. We can use the formula for the union of two sets to find the number of students who offer both Biology and Mathematics: |A ∪ B| = |A| + |B| - |A ∩ B|. Plugging in the values, we get:

220 = 125 + 110 - |A ∩ B|

|A ∩ B| = 15

So, there are 15 students who offer both Biology and Mathematics. Therefore, the number of students who offer Biology but not Mathematics is 125 - 15 = 110.

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