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GATE 2023 EC – Question 4

General Aptitude · Quantitative Aptitude: Arithmetic and Number Computation · 1 mark · Multiple choice

In a class of 100 students,

(i) there are 30 students who neither like romantic movies nor comedy movies,
(ii) the number of students who like romantic movies is twice the number of students who like comedy movies, and
(iii) the number of students who like both romantic movies and comedy movies is 20.

How many students in the class like romantic movies?

  1. 40
  2. 20
  3. 60
  4. 30

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Correct answer: (C) 60

Explanation

70 students like at least one type. Let $C$ be the number who like comedy, so romantic $=2C$. Then $2C+C-20=70$, giving $C=30$ and romantic $=60$.