Half of the students of a school play football and one third of the rest play cricket. The remaining 300 students do not play either of the games. How many remaining students are there in the school?

A    360

B    900

C    550

D    Nome of these

Solution

Correct Answer: Option B

 

Let number of total students be = x

Now, students play football = x/2

students play cricket = x/3*(x - x/2) = x/3 * x/2

                                                              = x/6

 

number of students that do not play either of games = x - (x/2 + x/6)

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