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In a group of 70 people, 37 like coffee, 52 like tea and each person likes at least one of the two drinks. How many people like both coffee and tea?

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To solve the problem, we will use the principle of inclusion-exclusion for sets. Let's denote: - \( n(C) \): the number of people who like coffee = 37 - \( n(T) \): the number of people who like tea = 52 - \( n(C \cup T) \): the number of people who like at least one of the drinks = 70 - \( n(C \cap T) \): the number of people who like both coffee and tea (this is what we need to find). According to the principle of inclusion-exclusion, we have: ...
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