Brain Puzzler: "A Class Act"

There are thirty students in a class.  Five of these students do not play any sort of musical instrument.  Among the others, eighteen students play guitar.  Six of these guitar players also play keyboards.

How many of the students in the class play only keyboards?

Hint :A Venn Diagram can be a helpful tool to solve this problem.

from Critical Thinking Puzzles by Michael A. DiSpezio


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