In a group of students, 100 students know Hindi, 50 know English and 25 know both. Each of the students knows either Hindi or English. How many students are there in the group?
Answer: B
Let H be the set of students who know Hindi and E be the set of students who know English.
n(H) = 100, n(E) = 50, n(H ∩ E) = 25.
Since each student knows at least one language, the total number of students is the union of the two sets, n(H ∪ E).
n(H ∪ E) = n(H) + n(E) - n(H ∩ E) = 100 + 50 - 25 = 125.