1. **Stating the problem:** We have 80 senior five students who passed Math (M). Among them, 45 passed Physics (P), 60 passed Chemistry (C), 5 passed Biology (B), 5 passed only M, and 5 passed only M (repeated info). The number who passed P, C, B, and M equals those who passed only B, C, and M. The number who passed M and C only equals those who passed M, B, and P only and are 5 less than those who passed all 4 subjects.
2. **Define variables:** Let
- $x$ = number who passed all 4 subjects (M, P, C, B)
- $a$ = number who passed M, C only
- $b$ = number who passed M, B, P only
- $c$ = number who passed only B, C, M
Given:
- $b = a$
- $a = x - 5$
- Number who passed P, C, B, M = number who passed only B, C, M, so $x = c$
3. **Known counts:**
- Only M = 5
- Passed B = 5 total
- Passed M only = 5
- Total passed M = 80
4. **Express total passed M:**
$$80 = 5 + a + b + x + \text{(other M combinations)}$$
Since $a = b = x - 5$ and $c = x$, and $b = a$, we substitute:
$$80 = 5 + (x - 5) + (x - 5) + x + \text{others}$$
5. **Sum of those who passed only B, C, M is $c = x$ and equals those who passed all 4 subjects.**
6. **Find $x$:**
Since $a = b = x - 5$, sum of these three groups is:
$$a + b + x = (x - 5) + (x - 5) + x = 3x - 10$$
7. **Total passed M includes only M, these three groups, and possibly others. Given only M is 5, and total M is 80, assuming no other groups, then:
$$5 + 3x - 10 = 80$$
$$3x - 5 = 80$$
$$3x = 85$$
$$x = \frac{85}{3} \approx 28.33$$
Since number of students must be whole, check assumptions or round $x=28$.
8. **Calculate $a$ and $b$:**
$$a = b = x - 5 = 28 - 5 = 23$$
9. **Calculate $c$:**
$$c = x = 28$$
10. **Find number who passed only B:** Given total passed B is 5, and $c=28$ passed only B, C, M, this conflicts. So likely B total is 5, so only B is 5.
11. **Answer parts:**
- i) Number who passed all 4 subjects = $x = 28$
- ii) Number who passed only three subjects = $a + b + c = 23 + 23 + 28 = 74$
12. **Probability calculations:**
- Total students = 80
- Passed exactly 2 subjects: From given data, only M only is 5, and M and C only is $a=23$, M, B, P only is $b=23$, so 2-subject passes are $a + b = 46$
- Probability passed exactly 2 subjects:
$$P = \frac{46}{80} = \frac{23}{40} = 0.575$$
- Probability did not pass Biology:
Total passed B is 5, so those who did not pass B:
$$80 - 5 = 75$$
Probability:
$$P = \frac{75}{80} = \frac{15}{16} = 0.9375$$
Venn Diagram Probability 556Db3
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