Problems involving Sets

After going through this module, you are

expected to:
1. solve problems involving sets using Venn
diagram;
2. apply set operations to solve a variety of
word problems.
U = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11}
A = {1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11} The complement of a set
is the set that includes all
B = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10} the elements of the
universal set that are not
C = {2, 3, 5, 7, 11} present in the given set. 
   
1) A C 5.) U – C
2) A B C 6.) (B C) – U
3) B C 7.) AC or A’
4) A B C 8.) B’
 How many students:
BAK COOK
E 1.) Doesn’t want to Bake or Cook?
15 4 2.) prefer Baking?
8 3.) like to Cook only?

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Example 2: A group of 25 high school
students were asked whether they use
either Facebook or twitter or both. Fifteen
(15) of these students use Facebook and
twelve (12) use Twitter.
Example 2: A group of 25 high
school students were asked
whether they use either Facebook or
twitter or both. Fifteen (15) of these
students use Facebook and twelve (12) 13 2 10
use Twitter.

 
n(A B) = n(A) + n(B) – n(A B)
n(A B) = n(A) + n(B) – n(A B)
 
n(A B) = 15 + 12 – 25
 
n(A B) = 27 – 25
n(A B) = 2
  
n(A B) = n(A) + n(B) – n(A B)

Example. In a Junior High

School, 200 students were
randomly selected. 140 liked tea,
120 liked coffee and 80 liked
both tea and coffee.

a. How many students liked only tea?

b. How many students liked only coffee?
c. How many students liked neither tea or coffee?
 Venn diagram
Fifty people are asked about the fruits they have
at home.
A= {people who have apple}
B = {people who have blueberry}
C = {people who have calamansi}
How many people have:
a. Apple?
b. Apple and Blueberry
c. Apple or Calamansi
d. Blueberry and Calamansi but not apple?
e. Apple or Blueberry but not Calamansi?
f. Neither of the three?
 Venn diagram
Fifty people are asked about the fruits they have
at home.
A= {people who have apple}
B = {people who have blueberry}
C = {people who have calamansi}
How many people have:
a. Apple?
b. Apple and Blueberry
c. Apple or Calamansi
d. Blueberry and Calamansi but not apple?
e. Apple or Blueberry but not Calamansi?
f. Neither of the three?
 Venn diagram
Fifty people are asked about the fruits they have
at home.
A= {people who have apple}
B = {people who have blueberry}
C = {people who have calamansi}
How many people have:
a. Apple?
b. Apple and Blueberry
c. Apple or Calamansi
d. Blueberry and Calamansi but not apple?
e. Apple or Blueberry but not Calamansi?
f. Neither of the three?
 Venn diagram
Fifty people are asked about the fruits they have
at home.
A= {people who have apple}
B = {people who have blueberry}
C = {people who have calamansi}
How many people have:
a. Apple?
b. Apple and Blueberry
c. Apple or Calamansi
d. Blueberry and Calamansi but not apple?
e. Apple or Blueberry but not Calamansi?
f. Neither of the three?
 Venn diagram
Fifty people are asked about the fruits they have
at home.
A= {people who have apple}
B = {people who have blueberry}
C = {people who have calamansi}
How many people have:
a. Apple?
b. Apple and Blueberry
c. Apple or Calamansi
d. Blueberry and Calamansi but not apple?
e. Apple or Blueberry but not Calamansi?
f. Neither of the three?
 Venn diagram
Fifty people are asked about the fruits they have
at home.
A= {people who have apple}
B = {people who have blueberry}
C = {people who have calamansi}
How many people have:
a. Apple?
b. Apple and Blueberry
c. Apple or Calamansi
d. Blueberry and Calamansi but not apple?
e. Apple or Blueberry but not Calamansi?
f. Neither of the three?
 Venn diagram
Fifty people are asked about the fruits they have
at home.
A= {people who have apple}
B = {people who have blueberry}
C = {people who have calamansi}
How many people have:
a. Apple?
b. Apple and Blueberry
c. Apple or Calamansi
d. Blueberry and Calamansi but not apple?
e. Apple or Blueberry but not Calamansi?
f. Neither of the three?
In a group of 120 students, 68 had ridden a bus, 78 had ridden the LRT, 33
had ridden a jeep, while 40 had ridden both the bus and the LRT, 20 had
ridden the bus and the jeep, 19 had ridden the LRT and the jeep and 15 had
ridden the bus, the LRT and the jeep.

a. How many had ridden the bus only?

b. How many had ridden the LRT only?
c. How many had ridden
the jeep only?
d. How many did not ride on any of the
three modes of transportation?
a. How many had ridden the bus only?
b. How many had ridden the LRT only? -In a group of 120 students,
c. How many had ridden the jeep only?
d. How many did not ride on any of the three modes of transportation? -68 had ridden a bus,
-78 had ridden the LRT,
-33 had ridden a jeep,
(a)
(b) (c) -while 40 had ridden both the bus
and the LRT,
(e) -20 had ridden the bus and the
jeep,
(f) (d)
-19 had ridden the LRT and the
jeep
(g) -and 15 had ridden the bus, the
LRT and the jeep.
a. How many of the students went to Lake Sebu only? A group of 50 students went for a
b. How many of the students went to Tupi only?
c. How many joined the Si-ok trip in Koronadal City only? tour in South Cotabato province.
d. How many did not go to any of the tourist spots?
Out of 50 students, 24 joined the
trip in Lake Sebu for a zipline
experience, 18 went to the flower
Lake Sebu Tupi farm in Tupi, 20 went to Si – ok
falls in Koronadal City, 12 joined
the trip to Lake Sebu and Tupi, 15
went to Tupi and Si-ok falls and
11 made a trip to Lake Sebu and
Si-ok falls and 10 visited the three
tourists spots.

Koronadal
a. How many of the students went to Lake Sebu only? -A group of 50 students
b. How many of the students went to Tupi only?
c. How many joined the Si-ok trip in Koronadal City only? -24 joined the trip in Lake Sebu for a
d. How many did not go to any of the tourist spots?
zipline experience,
-18 went to the flower farm in Tupi,
(a)
Lake Sebu Tupi -20 went to Si – ok falls in
(b) (c) Koronadal City,
-12 joined the trip to Lake Sebu and
(e) Tupi,
-15 went to Tupi and Si-ok falls
(f) (d)
-11 made a trip to Lake Sebu and
Si-ok falls and
(g) -10 visited the three tourists spots.
Koronadal
 ACTIVITY 2
Answer the following next slides:
Submit your answer on the Google
Classroom.
SHOW YOUR SOLUTION!
Venn diagram Answer the following questions. Show your
solution.
One hundred(100) students are surveyed on their
preference movies.
U = {all students}
H = {students who like horror}
C = {students who like comedy}
F = {students who like fantasy}
How many students like:
a. Comedy only.
b. Horror and Fantasy.
c. Horror or Fantasy
d. Horror and Comedy but not Fantasy.
e. Who do not like horror.
f. Who do not like any of these three.
ILLUSTRATE the problem using a VENN DIAGRAM
and answer the following questions.
In a survey of 70 people, James found that:
40 people liked product X
37 liked product Y
38 liked product Z
25 people liked both products X and Y
21 people liked products X and Z
19 people liked product Y and Z
8 liked all the three products
a. How many liked product X or Y?
b. How many liked products both X and Y, but not Z?
c. How many did not like any of the three products?
 ILLUSTRATE the problem using a VENN DIAGRAM and
answer the following questions.
A survey asked 100 students whether they play
volleyball or basketball. Eighteen students play
basketball and volleyball, 41 play basketball, and 51 play
volleyball.
A. Draw a two-set Venn Diagram that displays these
results.
B. How many students play volleyball only
C. How many students do not play either sport?