Question

In a society 21 people like hot chocolate, 26 people like tea and 29 people like coffee. 14 people like hot chocolate and tea, 12 like coffee and hot chocolate, 15 people like tea and coffee. 8 people drink all three. How many people are there in the society?

• A. 35
• B. 43
• C. 49
• D. 55

Answer 1

The correct option is B 43

From the given information 8 people drinks all three beverages.


Using additional data the people who drink any two beverages can be found out
Now find the number of people who drink only one beverage.
Total number of people is the sum of all the columns
= 3+4+10+6+8+7+5
= 43
Hence, option b is the correct answer.