WORKSHEET-SETS-CLASS.
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1. If 𝐴 = {𝑥: 𝑥 = 4𝑛 + 1, 𝑛 ≤ 5, 𝑛𝜖𝑁} and 𝐵 = {3𝑛: 𝑛 ≤ 8, 𝑛𝜖𝑁} 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝐴 ∪ 𝐵 − 𝐴 ∩ B.
2. Describe the following sets by set builder method: (i) {3,5,9,17,33}
(ii) {5,7,11,13,17} (iii) {19,34,49} (iv) {3,10,29,66}
3. Let U = {𝑥: 𝑥𝜖𝑁 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑥 < 10} ,A= {𝑥: 𝑥 = 2𝑦 + 1 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝜖𝑁}𝑎𝑛𝑑 B = {𝑥: 𝑥 = 3𝑦 − 1 and y
N }.To prove A − B = A ∩ B′
4. A market research group conducted a survey of 2000 consumers and reported that 1720
Consumers liked the product A and 1450 consumers liked product B. What is the least number
that must have liked both the products?
5. In a survey of 25 students, it was found that 15 had taken mathematics, 12 had taken physics
and 11 had taken chemistry, 5 had taken mathematics and chemistry, 9 had taken mathematics
and physics,4 had taken physics and chemistry and 3 had taken all three subjects. Find the
number of students of that had.(i)only chemistry, (ii) only mathematics, (iii) only physics ,(iv)
physics and chemistry but not mathematics (v) mathematics and physics but not chemistry (vi)
only one of the subjects (vii) at least one of the three subjects. (viii) none of the subject.
6. In a class of 35 students, 17 have taken mathematics and 10 have taken mathematics but not
economics. Find the number of students who have taken both mathematics and economics and
the number of students who have taken economics but not mathematics, if it is given that each
student has taken either mathematics or economics or both.
7. Of the members of three athletic teams in a certain school, 21 are in the basket ball team, 26 in
hockey team and29 in the football team. 14 play hockey and basket ball, 15 play hockey and
football, 12 play football and basketball and 8 play all the three games. How many members
are there in all?
8. In a survey of 800 students in a school 200 were listed as taking apple juice, 250 taking orange
juice and 125were taking both apple as well as orange juice. Find how many students were
taking neither apple juice nor orange juice.
9. In a survey it was found that 21 people liked product A, 26 liked products B and 29 liked C. If 14
people liked products A and B, 12 people liked products C and A, 14 people liked products B and
C and 8 liked all the three products. Find how many liked (i) product C only (ii) product A and C
but not product B (iii) at least one of three products.
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10. In a survey of 60 people, it was found that 25 people read newspaper H, 26 read newspaper T, 26
read newspaper I, 9 read both H and I,11 read both H and T, 8 read both T and I, 3 read all three
newspapers. Find: (i) the number of people who read at least one of the newspapers. (ii) The number
of people who read exactly one newspaper.
11. In a committee, 50 people speak French, 20 speak Spanish and 10 speak both Spanish and French.
How many speak at least one of these two languages?
12. In a survey of 600 students in a school, 150 students were found to be taking tea and 225 taking coffee,
100 were taking both tea and coffee. Find how many students were taking neither tea nor coffee?
13. In a class of 35 students, 15 study Economics; 22 study Business studies and 14 study Accountancy.
If 11 students study both Economics & Business studies; 8 study both Business studies & Accountancy
and 5 study both Economics & Accountancy. If 5 students study none of these subjects, find the
number of students who study (i) All the three subjects (ii) Exactly two subjects (iii) Only one subject.
14. In a town of 10,000 families, it was found that 40% families buy newspaper A, 20% families buy
newspaper B and 10% families buy newspaper C. 5% families buy A and B, 3% buy B and C, 4%
buy A and C. If 2% families buy all the three newspapers, find the number of families which buy (i)
A only (ii) B only (iii) none of A, B and C.
15. In a class of 50 students, 27 study History, 27 study Civics, 25 study Economics, 15 study both History
& Civics, 16 study both Civics & Economics, 14 study both History & Economics. 9 study all the
three subjects. How many students do not study any of the three subjects?
16. The following information was observed during a survey of 100 television viewers: 18 watch
programme P only; 23 watch programme P but not Q; 8 watch programme P and R; 26 watch
programme P; 48 watch programme R; 8 watch programme Q and R; 14 watch none of these
programmes. Find the number of people who watch (i) Exactly two programmes (ii) Only one
programme (iii) Only programme Q
17. A survey shows that 63% of the Americans like cheese whereas 76% like apples. If x% of the
Americans like both cheese & apples, find the value of x.
18. In a town of 10,000 families, it was found that 40% families buy newspaper H, 20% families buy
newspaper T, 10% families buy newspaper I, 5% buy H & T, 3% buy T & I and 4% buy H & I. If 2%
buy all the here newspapers, find the numbers of families which buy: (i) Exactly 1 newspaper, (ii)
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Exactly 2 newspapers, (iii) At least newspaper, (iv) Only newspaper H, (v) Only newspaper I, (vi) H
& T but not I, (vii) None of the newspaper.
19. A survey of 500 television viewers produced the following information: 285 watch football, 195
watch hockey, 115 watch basketball, 45 watch football & basketball, 70 watch football & hockey, 50
watch hockey & basketball, 50 do not watch any of the three games. How many watch all the three
games? How many watch exactly one of the three games? How many watch exactly two the three
games?
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