We are given a set of 90 students, and we need to calculate how many students can speak only any two languages out of the three: English (E), German (G), and French (F).

We are also given the following information:

• 50 students speak English.
• 40 students speak German.
• 35 students speak French.
• 10 students speak all three languages.

Let’s solve this using set theory and Venn diagrams.

Step 1: Define the variables

Let:

• $x_E$ be the number of students who speak only English.
• $x_G$ be the number of students who speak only German.
• $x_F$ be the number of students who speak only French.
• $x_{E \cap G}$ be the number of students who speak both English and German but not French.
• $x_{G \cap F}$ be the number of students who speak both German and French but not English.
• $x_{E \cap F}$ be the number of students who speak both English and French but not German.
• $x_{E \cap G \cap F} = 10$ is the number of students who speak all three languages.

Step 2: Use the total counts to form equations

We know the following:

• Total students who speak English: $50 = x_E + x_{E \cap G} + x_{E \cap F} + x_{E \cap G \cap F}$
• Total students who speak German: $40 = x_G + x_{E \cap G} + x_{G \cap F} + x_{E \cap G \cap F}$
• Total students who speak French: $35 = x_F + x_{E \cap F} + x_{G \cap F} + x_{E \cap G \cap F}$

Step 3: Find the number of students speaking only two languages

The number of students speaking exactly two languages (only two languages) is the sum of:

• Students speaking English and German but not French: $x_{E \cap G}$
• Students speaking German and French but not English: $x_{G \cap F}$
• Students speaking English and French but not German: $x_{E \cap F}$

Step 4: Solve for $x_{E \cap G}$, $x_{E \cap F}$, and $x_{G \cap F}$

We can now use the inclusion-exclusion principle and the total number of students (90) to determine these values.

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