Let U be the set of all students who took part in the survey.
Let T be the set of students taking tea.
Let C be the set of students taking coffee.
Accordingly, n(U) = 600, n(T) = 150, n(C) = 225, n(T ∩ C) = 100 To find:
Number of student taking neither tea nor coffee i.e.,
we have to find n(T' ∩ C').
n(T' ∩ C') = n(T ∪ C)'
= n(U) – n(T ∪ C)
= n(U) – [n(T) + n(C) – n(T ∩ C)]
11 = 600 – [150 + 225 – 100] = 600 – 275 = 325
Hence,
325 students were taking neither tea nor coffee.