Fifty students were surveyed about their participation in hockey and baseball. The results of the survey were:
33 students played hockey
24 students played baseball
8 students played neither hockey nor baseball
How many of the students surveyed played both hockey and baseball?
(A) 1 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) 15 (E) 16
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