In a school, there are 120 students enrolled in the basketball team and 80 students enrolled in the soccer team. If 30 students are enrolled in both teams, how many students are enrolled in at least one of the teams?

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170

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110

120

150

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To find the number of students enrolled in at least one of the teams, we can use the principle of inclusion-exclusion. Let A be the set of students in the basketball team and B be the set of students in the soccer team. The number of students in at least one of the teams…

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Your ability to manipulate linear and quadratic expressions, substitute unknowns, and solve equations under time pressure.

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