At a school cleanliness drive, 25 students volunteered. Out of them, 16 students brought gloves, and 13 brought garbage bags. Every student brought at least one of the two items. How many students brought both gloves and garbage bags?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6

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At a school cleanliness drive, 25 students volunteered. Out of them, 16 students brought gloves, and 13 brought garbage bags. Every student brought at least one of the two items. How many students brought both gloves and garbage bags?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

Both = (Gloves) + (Bags) &minus; (Total students) = 16 + 13 &ndash; 25 = 4
Hence, option b is correct.

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At a school cleanliness drive, 25 students volunteered. Out of them, 16 students brought gloves, and 13 brought garbage bags. Every student brought at least one of the two items. How many students brought both gloves and garbage bags? (a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6