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In a business school, only three specializations are offered: marketing, finance and operations. A student can opt for either one, or two, or no specializations. In the current batch of 120 students, 60 are specializing in marketing, 50 are specializing in finance and 30 are specializing in operations. During the placement process, all students specializing either in marketing or in finance are shortlisted for consulting job interviews.
If 45 students are not shortlisted for consulting job interviews, what is the MINIMUM possible number of students specializing in both marketing and finance?

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