Explanation
Step – 1: Formulating the information to use Inclusion-Exclusion Rule.
Therefore the number of men who won in all the three sports will be n(F∩B∩C)
and the number of people who got medals in two of the three sports is
n(F∩B)+n(B∩C)+n(C∩F)
and the total number of men is represented as n(F∪B∪C).
From the given data we have:
n(F)=38
n(B)=15
n(C)=20
n(F∪B∪C)=58
n(F∩B∩C)=3
Step – 2: Apply the Inclusion-Exclusion Rule.
Using the Inclusion-Exclusion Rule we get:
n(F∪B∪C)=n(F)+n(B)+n(C)−n(F∩B)−n(B∩C)−n(C∩F)+n(F∩B∩C)
⇒58=38+15+20−n(F∩B)−n(B∩C)−n(C∩F)+3
⇒n(F∩B)+n(B∩C)+n(C∩F)=38+15+20+3−58
⇒n(F∩B)+n(B∩C)+n(C∩F)=18
∴ the number of students who have received medals in exactly two of the three sports is
=n(F∩B)+n(B∩C)+n(C∩F)−3×n(F∩B∩C)
=18−3×3
=18−9
=9
Hence, the number of students who have received medals in exactly two of the three sports is 9
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