In a group of Explore students, 38 enjoy video games, 12 enjoy going to the movies and 24 enjoy solving mathematical problems. Of these, 8 students like all three activities, while 30 like only one of them.

How many students like only two of the three activities?

The number of students that like only two of the activities are 34

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of students that enjoy video games, A = 38

Number of students that enjoy going to the movies, B = 12

Number of students that enjoy solving mathematical problems, C = 24

A∩B∩C = 8

Here we have;

n (A∪B∪C) = n (A) + n (B) + n (C) - n (A∩B) - n (B∩C) - n (A∩C) + n (A∩B∩C)

= 38 + 12 + 24 - n (A∩B) - n (B∩C) - n (A∩C) + 8

Also the number of student that like only one activity is found from the following equation;

n (A) - n (A∩B) - n (A∩C) + n (A∩B∩C) + n (B) - n (A∩B) - n (B∩C) + n (A∩B∩C) + n (C) - n (C∩B) - n (A∩C) + n (A∩B∩C) = 30

n (A) + n (B) + n (C) - 2·n (A∩B) - 2·n (A∩C) - 2·n (B∩C) + 3·n (A∩B∩C) = 30

38 + 12 + 24 - 2·n (A∩B) - 2·n (A∩C) - 2·n (B∩C) + 24 = 30

- 2·n (A∩B) - 2·n (A∩C) - 2·n (B∩C) = - 68

n (A∩B) + n (B∩C) + n (A∩C) = 34

Therefore, the number of students that like only two of the activities = 34.