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Clue #8

In a group of middle school students:
.


.
21 students play tennis
16 students play soccer
19 students play volleyball
3 students play soccer & tennis
5 students play volleyball & tennis
4 students play volleyball & soccer
1 student plays all 3 sports
13 students do not play volleyball, tennis,
or soccer
Based on this information, what values are
missing from the Venn diagram shown?
Soccer
X
3
2
1
Z
Volleyball
Tennis
4
y
W

Clue #8 In a group of middle school students: . ● ● . 21 students play tennis 16 students-example-1
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Explanation:

To determine the missing values in the Venn diagram, we can use the information from the problem to set up a system of equations. Let's assign variables to each section of the diagram:

X = number of students who play tennis only

Y = number of students who play soccer only

Z = number of students who play volleyball only

W = number of students who play tennis and soccer only

y = number of students who play tennis and volleyball only

Using the information from the problem, we can set up the following equations:

X + W + 3 = 21 (21 students play tennis)

Y + W + 4 = 16 (16 students play soccer)

Z + y + 5 = 19 (19 students play volleyball)

W + 3 = 3 (3 students play soccer and tennis)

y + 5 = 5 (5 students play volleyball and tennis)

Solving for one variable in terms of the others, we can substitute into the other equations:

X = 21 - W - 3

Y = 16 - W - 4

Z = 19 - y - 5

Substituting into the equation for W, we find:

W + 3 = 3

W = 0

Substituting W = 0 into the equations for X and Y:

X = 21 - 0 - 3 = 18

Y = 16 - 0 - 4 = 12

Finally, we can substitute X, Y, and W into the equation for Z to find:

Z = 19 - y - 5

Z = 19 - 5 - 5 = 9

So the missing values in the Venn diagram are:

Soccer: 12 students

Volleyball: 9 students

Tennis: 18 students

Soccer & Tennis: 0 students

Volleyball & Tennis: 5 students

Volleyball & Soccer: 4 students

Note that the number of students who play none of the three sports is not explicitly stated in the problem, but it can be calculated as:

13 = total number of students - (X + Y + Z + W + y)

13 = total number of students - (18 + 12 + 9 + 0 + 5)

13 = total number of students - 44

So there are 57 total middle school students

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