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A school newspaper took a survey of 100 students. The results of the survey showed that 43 students are fans of the Buffalo Bills, 27 students are fans of the New York Jets, and 48 students do not like either team. How many of the students surveyed are fans of both the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets?16225270

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A school newspaper took a survey of 100 students. The results of the survey showed that 43 students are fans of the Buffalo Bills, 27 students are fans of the New York Jets, and 48 students do not like either team. How many of the students surveyed are fans of both the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets?16225270

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Let's denote the following:

  • A A as the set of students who are fans of the Buffalo Bills.
  • B B as the set of students who are fans of the New York Jets.
  • A |A| as the number of students who are fans of the Buffalo Bills.
  • B |B| as the number of students who are fans of the New York Jets.
  • AB |A \cup B| as the number of students who are fans of either the Buffalo Bills or the New York Jets or both.
  • AB |A \cap B| as the number of students who are fans of both the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets.

From the problem, we know:

  • A=43 |A| = 43
  • B=27 |B| = 27
  • 48 students do not like either team, so the number of students who like at least one of the teams is 10048=52 100 - 48 = 52 .

Using the principle of inclusion and exclusion for sets, we have: AB=A+BAB |A \cup B| = |A| + |B| - |A \cap B|

We know AB=52 |A \cup B| = 52 , so we can substitute the known values into the equation: 52=43+27AB 52 = 43 + 27 - |A \cap B|

Solving for AB |A \cap B| : 52=70AB 52 = 70 - |A \cap B| AB=7052 |A \cap B| = 70 - 52 AB=18 |A \cap B| = 18

Therefore, the number of students who are fans of both the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets is 18.

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