Ghoshbabu is staying at Ghosh Housing Society, Aghosh Colony, Dighoshpur in Calcutta. In Ghosh Housing Society, 6 persons read daily Ganashakti and 4 read Anand Bazaar Patrika. In his society, there is no person who reads both. Total number of persons who read these two newspapers in Aghosh Colony and Dighoshpur are 52 and 200 respectively. Number of persons who read Ganashakti in Aghosh Colony and Dighoshpur are 33 and 121 respectively while the persons who read Anand Bazaar Patrika in Aghosh Colony and Dighoshpur are 32 and 117 respectively.
Number of persons in Aghosh Colony who read both of these newspapers is:

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Solution

The correct option is A 13

Let 'y' be the number of people in Aghosh Colony who read both.
Then, 33 - y + y + 32 - y = 52
y = 13
Hence, number of persons in Aghosh Colony who read both the newspapers = 13.

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