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Set Theory Problems and Solutions

This document presents a series of mathematical exercises related to sets. The exercises involve basic operations with sets such as union, intersection, difference, and determination of sets by extension. The document provides the input sets and asks to calculate different expressions and values related to the operations of sets.

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Set Theory Problems and Solutions

This document presents a series of mathematical exercises related to sets. The exercises involve basic operations with sets such as union, intersection, difference, and determination of sets by extension. The document provides the input sets and asks to calculate different expressions and values related to the operations of sets.

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LEVEL I a) 1 b) 3 c) 5 d) 7 e) 9

1).- Determine in detail each of 10).- Given the unit set:


the following sets: A = {a + b, a + 2b – 3, 12}
A = {x / x N ; 1 < x 5} calculate a2+ b2
B = {x / x N ; 3 x 6} a) 60 b) 7 c) 80
C = {x2/ x N ; 5 x 8} d) 90 e) 104
2x 1 / x N ; x = 3}
D={
5 11). Given
A = {a2+ b2+ c2, d + e}
2).- Express the set in full: B = {c2+ 1, d – e + 4, 5
If A=B, A is unitary c>a>b and they are
A = { x2+ 1 / x Z 4 x < 9 }
negatives.
a) {16, 25, 36, 49, 64} Find a + b + c + d.e
b) {15, 24, 35, 48, 63}
{4, 5, 6, 7, 8} a) 7 b) 8 c) 9 d) 10 e) 11
d) {27, 36, 47, 60, 68}
e) {17, 26, 37, 50, 65} 12).- The sets A={a3+ 1.10}
B = {a + b, 65} are equal, calculate the
3).- Determine in detail the following value of a-b.
set: A = {x2+ 4 / x N x 4}
-2 -1 c) 0
{4, 5, 8, 13, 20} d) 1 e) 2
b) {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}
c) {5, 8, 13, 20} 13).- Find the value of (m+n) if the
{0, 4, 5, 8, 13} set A = {2n + 1, 13, m - n} is
e) unitary.

4).- Express the set: a) 20 b) 25 c) 30


A = { 3x – 2 / x N 2 is less than x 5 } 35 e) 40
by extension.
a) {7,10} b) {10, 13, 16} 14).- If it is known that A = {m+n, m+2n-2,
{7, 10, 13} d) {5, 7, 10} 10} is a unit set. Give the value
{3, 4, 5} from 3m2-n2

5).- Determine the set A in full. 198 b) 188 c)


and answering the sum of their 178
elements: d) 168 158
A = {x2+ 1 / x Z -3 < x < 3
15).- If sets A and B are equal and
a) 8 b) 9 c) 10 unitarians, calculate a + b + c if:
d) 11 e) 12 A = {a + 3, 3b + 1} , B = {6c + 1, 8c -
1}
6).- The set E = {x N / 32 < 4x < 60
x is a determined composite number a) 6 b) 7 c) 9 d) 11 e) 13
by extension is:
a) {8,9,10,14} {8,10,14} 16).- Given the unit sets:
{8,14} d) {9,10,12,14} A = {m, 3}, b = {n, 7}. Hallar m + n
N.A. a) 8 b) 9 c) 10 d) 11 e) 12

17).- Given the unit sets:


7).- Determine the following in detail A = {x + 7,2x + 5} ; B = {y – 3,5y–15}.
set: A = { x2-3 / x N 2 x 5 } Find the value of x + y.
a) {1,6,13,22} {2,3,4,5}
a) 5 b) 7 c) 8
c) {2,5,6,13} {4,5,6,22}
d) 9 e) 10
e) {1,5,13,22}
18).- Let the sets "A" and "B" be equal,
8).- If the set R={7a + 4, b - 3, 25}
A = {x + 7, 6}; B = {y, 12}, calculate the
b 25 sum of digits and give as a response
it is a unit set, calculate
a x.y
a) 3 b) 1 c) 2 d) 4 e) 5
11 20 c) 30
9).- Find a + b if d) 33 e) 12
A = {4a +1, 2b + 9, 3a + 4}
it is unitary. 19).- If A, B, and C are unitary
b  3 c 3 B = { 1 ; 3 ; 60 ; 25 ; 55 ; 9 ; 2 }
A={a + 4,b-2, 2a-4} ; B = { }; Calculate:
2 3
I.- A B II.- A B
c  1, d - 4 } III.- A – B IV.- B - A
C={
3 V.- A B
Find a + b + c + d
a) 20 b) 25 c) 30 d) 37 e) 12 3).- Given the following sets:
E = { 6 ;-0 ; 21 ; 13; 20 ; 41 }
20).- Given the unit sets: D = { 21 ; 13 ; 4 ; 11 ; 6 ; 0 ; 5 }
A = {3a + 1; 7}, B = {3; b+c} y C = {2; Calculate:
bc} I.- A B II.- A B III.- A – B
Where: b > c IV.- B – A V.- A B
Calculate: a – 2b + 3c .
4).- If A = {x/x N 2 is less than x 7} ;
a) 2 b) 1 c) 3 {"d":"4","e":"6"}
B = {x/x N 4 is less than x 8}.
Determine the set A in detail.
21).- If the sets 'A' and 'B' are equal:
B.
A = {3a + 5; 7} y B = {b/3 – 2; 5}
Calculate b - a {3, 4, 5, 6, 7} b) {2,3,4,5,6,7,8}
{5,6,7} {5,6}
a) 26 27 c) 18 [4, 5, 6, 7]
d) 16 e) 28
5).- If A={1, 2, 3, 4}, B={2, 4, 6},
22).- If sets A and B are singletons: C={2,4,3};
A = {2m; 12; n + 2}
B = {20; 5p; q} E = {(A - B) (A - C) - (B - C) (B - A)
Calculate the sum m + n + p + q
36 40 48 Give the number of elements of E.
d) 46 e) 60 a) 0 b) 1 c) 2
d) 3 e) 4
23).- Determine in detail the following
set 6).- Given A ={2,3,4,5},
A = {x2+ 1 / x Z -3 < x 4} B = {1,3,5,8}. Find n(A B)
To respond with the sum of their
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3
elements.
d) 4 5
43 b) 18 c) 35
d) 38 e) 42

24).- If the following set is unitary:


P= { m -7 ; 33 ; 4p + 9 }
7).- Given the sets:
Calculate ( m + p2)
A = { x / x is a digit and 2 x 6}
a) 84 b) 76 c) 52 d) 90 e) 67 B = { x N / x2= 9 } y
C= {x N / x - 2 = 4.
25).- If the following set is unitary: Find (B C) A
H = { a+15 ; b2-4 ; 45 }
Calculate ( a + b ) {3,4,5} b) {3,4,6} {3,6}
{2,3,4,5,6} e)
a) 33 b) 24c) 25 d) 50 e) 37
8).- If A = {2, 3, 5, 6, 7}; B = {1, 3, 4, 5,
6}
LEVEL II Hello A - B
a) {3} {2,7}
1).- Given the following sets: c) {2}
A = { 5 ;-11 ; 3 ; 14 ; 1 ; 2 } {3,6} {1,4}
B={2;4;6;5;7;3}
Calculate: 9). Given the sets:
I.- A B II.- A B A = {x N / 2 < x < 6
III.- A – B IV.- B – A B = {x2+ 1 / x N 1 < x < 4} y
V.- A B C = {x - 2 / x N 4 < x < 6
How many elements does the operation have:
2).- Given the following sets: (B A)–(A C)?
A = { 0 ;-25 ; 1 ; 9 ; 30 ; 55 ; 2 }
a) 3 b) 2 c) 1 B = {3, 6, 9} y C = {5, 10} Hallar:
d) 4 e) 6 B C´

10).- Yes : A B = {1; 2; 3; 4; 5; . . .; a) {1, 2, 3, 4, 8} b) {1, 2, 4, 7, 8}


30 {2, 4, 5, 7, 8} {4, 8} e) {1, 2,
A B = {3; 6; 9; . . . . ; 24} 7
Calculate n (A B)
18).- Yes:
22 b) 20 c) 16
n(A B)=20 n(A)= 12
d) 12 e) 6
n(B) = 15
11).- Given the sets: How many elements are in: (A B)
A={3, 1, 2, -1, -2} a) 8 b) 7 c) 3 d) 5 e) 4
B = {-1, 2, 6, 4, 5}
Determine the number of elements of: 19).- Yes:
(B A) (AC)? n(A B)=32 n(A)= 23
a) 3 b) 2 c) 1 n(B) = 17
d) 4 e) 6 How many elements are there in: (A B)

12).- Given the sets: 8 b) 7 c) 3 5 e) 4


A = {2x + 3/x N x 4} y
B = {3x + 1 / x N x < 5 20).- Yes:
Find: A - B n(A B)=42 n(A)= 30
n(B) = 28
a) {3, 5, 9, 11} {1, 3, 5, 9} How many elements are there in: (A B)
{1, 5, 7, 9} {9, 11} e) {3,
5 18 b) 12 c) 16 15 e)
14
13).- Given the sets:
A = {5x - 4/x N 1 x 4} y 21).- There are two sets A and B such
B = {2x + 1 / x N 3 < x < 6 what: n(A B) = 16 ; n(AB) = 5;
n(BA)=8
Halla: A B Find n(A) + n(B).
a) {1, 6, 9, 16} b) {1, 6, 9, 11, 16} 19 b) 18 c) 16
c) {6, 9, 11, 16 } d) {6, 11} e) N.A d) 14 e) 8

14).- Si A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}; B = {2, 4, 6, 8} 22).- Let A and B be two sets such that:
y n(A B) - n(A) = 4, n(A B) = 10
C = {1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32}. n(B) = 12, find n(A B)
Find: (A B) (B C)
18 b) 48 c) 16
{1, 3} {2,4} c) d) 24 e) 8
{2, 4, 6, 8}
{1, 3, 5, 7} {1, 2, 3, 4}

15).- Given the sets:


P = { 3, 4 }; Q = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} and
R= {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
Find: (P Q) R
a) {1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9} b) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
{3, 4, 5} d) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
LEVEL III
7
1).- From a total of 40 people it is known:
{2, 4, 6, 8}
21 eat chicken.
30 eat fish.
16).- If A - B = {2, 6 ; B – A = {1, 3,
13 eat chicken and fish.
5} ;
I.- How many eat only fish?
A B = {x / x Z+ 0 < x < 9
II.- How many do not eat chicken or fish?
Find: (A B) III.- How many do not eat fish?
a) {5, 6, 7} b) {4, 7, 9}
c) {4, 7, 8} d) {5, 7, 9} {4, 8, 9} a) 17; 2 and 10 b) 6; 9 and 15
c) 8; 15 and 18 d) 5; 6 and 24
17).- Given the universal set e) 15; 2 and 16
U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
and the sets
2).- From a group of 210 people II.- How many read El Comercio and the
40 know that they practice canoeing and 135. Republic?
they practice paragliding; while 15 III.- How many do not read any of these?
they both practice the sports. How many two diaries?
people do not practice sports
mentioned? 15; 9 and 2 b) 2; 15 and 10
c) 8; 9 and 15 d) 2; 4 and 6
a) 50 b) 55 c) 60 e) 8; 10 and 15
d) 65 e) 70
In a room where there are 43 people; 5
3).- Throughout the month of October a they are women who study biology, 28
student has been preparing in they are men and the number of men
arithmetic and algebra. He studied for twenty days. that do not study biology is double of the
arithmetic and 16 days of algebra. If on the 1st of number of women who do not study
October was Sunday and everyone Biology. How many people study?
Sundays rested, how many days biology?
Do you study both courses?
12 b) 13 c) 14
9 b) 8 c) 10 d) 15 16
d) 11 5
10).- Out of a total of 29 people it is known:
In a classroom of 80 students, 15 like the theater.
60 are enrolled in physics and 50 in 19 like the cinema.
mathematics, how many students are there 8 like cinema and theater.
enrolled in both courses? I.- How many only like movies?
II.- How many people only like the theater?
30 b) 80 c) 24 III.- How many do not like either the cinema or the
d) 11 e) 35 theater?

In a classroom of 50 students, a) 11; 7 and 3 b) 7; 3 and 11


they approve mathematics 30; physics 30,
3; 7 and 11 d) 7; 11 and 3
castellano 35; matemática y física 18, e) 2; 7 and 11
physics and Spanish 19; mathematics and
11).- From a group of students that
Spanish 20 and 10 approve all three
they wish to study law or systems, 27
courses. How many do not pass any
they will study law and 11 will study
from the three courses?
how many degrees they will study
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 only right?
d) 4 e) 5 11 b) 27 c) 21
d) 5 e) 16
If set A has 20 elements and
set B has 30, so how many 12).- Of 55 young ladies who study at
elements at most will have the bilingual secretariat, 25 speak English
set B - A 32 French, 33 German and 5 the three
languages how many young ladies speak two
a) 10 b) 15 c) 25 from these languages?
d) 30 50
22 b) 37 c) 21
d) 25 38

13).- From a group of 40 people it is known


that 15 neither study nor work, 10
they study, 3 study and work, how many
7).- In a survey of 150 university students, Do they only carry out one of the two activities?
It is known that 60 are women; 55 people 24 20 c) 21
they studied engineering; 30 women did not
d) 23 e) 22
they study engineering. How many males do not 14).- From a group of 50 people, 28
were they studying engineering?
32 know Arequipa, 32 know Lima and 15.
50 b) 55 c) 60 both cities, how many do not know?
d) 65 75 none of these cities?

8).- Out of a total of 35 people it is known:


a) 6 b) 7 c) 8
d) 5 9
- 18 read the Commerce.
- 24 read the Republic
15).- Of the 31 days of the month of July, José
- 9 only read Commerce He went out with Maria for 18 days and went out with Rosa.
I.- How many only read the Republic?
20 days, how many days did he go out with both?
1 b) 7 c) 9 ANSWER KEYS
d) 5 3
LEVEL I
16).- In a classroom there are 60 students of the 1) -- 2) and 3) a
those who do not like either geometry or 7 4) c 5) a 6) d
arithmetic and 35 only like it 7) a 8) b 9) c
arithmetic how many like it only 10)d 11)c 12)a
geometry, if those who like both 13)b 14)b 15)b
Are the courses 10? 16)c 17)a 18)c
19)d 20)b 21)b
a) 18 b) 12 c) 9 22)b 23)c 24)b
d) 10 e) 8 25)e
17).- At a social event where attendees were present
LEVEL II
179 people, it was noted that 28 people 1) -- 2) -- 3) --
they smoked but did not drink and 43 people
4) c c 6) b
they drank but did not smoke. If the number of
c 8) b 9) a
people who neither smoked nor drank were 10)a 11)e 12)a
three times those who smoked and drank 13)b 14)b 15)a
How many people smoked and drank? 16)c 17)b 18)b
22 27 c) 35 19)a 20)c 21) a
37 e) 40 22)a

18).- From a group of students who LEVEL III


they wish to study engineering or education, a 2) a 3) c
27 will study engineering and 11 will study 4) a 5) b 6) d
How many will study both careers? 7) d 8) a 9) b
only engineering? 10)a 11)e 12)d
13)e 14)d 15)b
11 27 c) 21 16)e 17)b 18)e
d) 5 e) 16 19)a 20)a

In a classroom of 80 students,
60 are enrolled in geometry and 50
In algebra, how many students are there?
enrolled in both courses?
30 80 c) 24
d) 11 e) 35

20).- From a total of 40 people it is known:


21 eat vegetable soup.
30 eat vegetables.
They eat soup and vegetables.
I.- How many only eat vegetables?
II.- How many do not eat legumes or
vegetables?
III.- How many do not eat vegetables?
a) 17; 2 and 10 b) 6; 9 and 15
c) 8; 15 and 18 5; 6 and 24
15; 2 and 16

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