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In a school of hundred students, 40 are in the hockey team and 70 are in the football team.

Each student is in at least one team. Find the number of students who are in both teams.​

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Answer: There are 10 students who are in both the hockey and football teams.

Step-by-step explanation: We can use the principle of inclusion-exclusion to find the number of students who are in both the hockey and football teams.

The total number of students in both teams is the sum of the number of students in the hockey team and the number of students in the football team, minus the number of students who are in both teams (to avoid double-counting):

Total = Hockey + Football - Both

Substituting the given values, we get:

100 = 40 + 70 - Both

Simplifying, we get:

Both = 40 + 70 - 100

Both = 10

Therefore, there are 10 students who are in both the hockey and football teams.

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