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With venn diagram, i came up with these equations.
(F- F/5) + (S - S/7) = 110; and F/5 = S/7

11 students took both courses

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Kuo-Chang

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Suppose F = Number of students who take French; S = Number of students who take Spanish.

F-F/5 = students who only take French; S-S/7 = students who only take spanish

(F-F/5) + (S-S/7) = 110

We know that F/5 = S/7; therefore we can get F in terms of S or S in terms of F.
F = 5S/7

(5S/7 - S/7) + (S-S/7) = 110 therefore S = 77

S/7 = 77/7 = 11

11 students take both courses

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Mmmm, are you sure Manikandan? If you can, I am curious to see the reasoning you made (you can send it to my email address kuo-chang.chan@analog.com

Answer is 11.  Here is my logic……..

• If 55 students take French, then 11 students take Spanish leaving 44 students with French only.

• If 77 students take Spanish, then 11 students take French leaving 66 students with Spanish only.

• Thus 110 students take only 1 course.

Thanks Jeff!

Will comment your answer soon!