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Homework - Set Theory

The document consists of a homework assignment focused on set theory, including problems related to set operations, Venn diagrams, and counting elements in various sets. It covers intersections, unions, complements, and specific queries about preferences among groups of people regarding TV shows and subjects studied. Additionally, it includes questions about food consumption among a group of individuals.

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Homework - Set Theory

The document consists of a homework assignment focused on set theory, including problems related to set operations, Venn diagrams, and counting elements in various sets. It covers intersections, unions, complements, and specific queries about preferences among groups of people regarding TV shows and subjects studied. Additionally, it includes questions about food consumption among a group of individuals.

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Homework – Set Theory

1. If A = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11} and B = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8}

a. Determine n(B)
b. Determine │A│

List the elements of each of the following sets:


c. A ∩ B
d. A U B
e. n(A ∩ B)

State whether the following are true or false:


f. 9 ∈ B j. 11 ∈ A
g. 11  A k. 10  B
h. {3, 5, 8} B l. {3, 5, 15} A
i. {3, 9}  A m. {5, 12}  B

2.
A B

a b
c d f g h
e i
j k L
m

p n o
q
r C

List the elements of each of the following sets:


a. A ∩ B g. |C ∩ B|
b. C U B h. C ∩ B
c. A’
d. (A ∩ B) ∩ C
e. (B ∩ C) U (A U B U C)
f. n(A U B)
3. Given U = {c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, m}, A = {d, e, f, g, h}, B = {c, e, f, k}

Determine:
a. A ∩ B
b. A ∪ B
c. B = B′
d. n(A)
e. |A ∪ B|
f. A′ ∩ B A′ = {…}
B = {…}
g. A′ ∪ B
h. B′ ∪ A B′ = {…}
A = {…}
i. B′ ∩ A

4. Fifty (50) people were asked whether they liked watching comedy or crime
TV programs. Thirty (30) said they liked comedy, while twenty-five (25) said
they liked crime. Eleven (11) said they liked neither comedy or crime. How
many liked:
a. comedy and crime d. crime or comedy
b. crime only e. no crime
c. crime

5. Forty (40) students were asked which subjects they studied: economics or
finance. Fourteen (14) said they studied economics, and of these six (6) said
they also studied finance. Twenty-one (21) said they studied finance. How many
studied:
a. economics or finance d. finance only
b. finance and economics e. finance
c. no finance
6. In a group of 28 students, 13 students take Chemistry, 13 students take
Physics and 15 students take Biology. Four (4) students take Chemistry and
Physics, five (5) students take Physics and Biology and four (4) students take
Chemistry and Biology only. Three (3) students take all 3 subjects. How many
students take:
a. exactly 2 subjects
b. none of the 3 subjects
c. Biology
d. Biology only
e. Chemistry and Biology
f. Chemistry and Biology only
g. Chemistry or Biology
h. not Physics (this is equivalent to asking for the complement of Physics)

7. One hundred people were asked if they had eaten fish, beef and chicken in
the past seven days. An analysis of the results showed that:
33 had eaten fish, 44 had eaten beef, 65 had eaten chicken,
17 had eaten both fish and beef,
30 had eaten both beef and chicken,
22 had eaten both fish and chicken,
18 had eaten none of these three foods.
How many people:
a. had eaten all three of these foods e. had eaten fish and beef only
b. had eaten chicken f. had eaten fish or beef
c. had eaten chicken only g. had eaten one food only
d. had eaten fish and beef
8. In the Venn diagrams below, shade the following regions:

a. A ∩ B

b. C U D
C

9. Describe using set notation the shaded region below:

a. c.
A B A B

b. d.

A B A B

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