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XAT 2017 Set Theory — Previous Year Question

Paper

XAT 2017

Section

Quantitative

Topic

Set Theory

Difficulty

Medium

Question

XAT 2017

In a class of 60, along with English as a common subject, students can opt to major in Mathematics, Physics, Biology or a combination of any two. 6 students major in both Mathematics and Physics, 15 major in both Physics and Biology, but no one majors in both Mathematics and Biology. In an English test, the average mark scored by students majoring in Mathematics is 45 and that of students majoring in Biology is 60. However, the combined average mark in English, of students of these two majors, is 50. What is the maximum possible number of students who major ONLY in Physics?

30

25

20

15

None of the above

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