Friday, September 2, 2011

Brainteaser for September 2, 2011

Brainteaser for September 2, 2011

Question:
There are 100 students applying for summer jobs in a university's geology/geography department. Ten of the students have never taken a course in either geology or geography. Sixty-three students have taken at least one geology course. Eighty-one have taken at least one geography course.

What is the probability that of the 100 applicants, a randomly selected student has taken either geography or geology, but not both?

How many students have taken at least one course in both subjects?

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