Lesson 2-4 Using Sets to Solve Problems

Objectives:
Solve problems by using Venn diagrams

A. Using Venn Diagrams with 2 Sets

B. Using Venn Diagrams for 3 Sets

Lesson 2-4 Using Sets to Solve Problems

Draw a Venn Diagram to illustrate the sets.
1. In a class of 25 students, 18 were mathematics majors, 12 were computer science
majors, and 7 were dual majors in mathematics and computer science.
a) How many students were majoring in mathematics only?
b) How many students were not majoring in computer science?
c) How many students were not mathematics or computer science
majors?
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Lesson 2-4 Using Sets to Solve Problems

2. An entertainment magazine conducted an online poll of 230 college students who
watch late-night TV, asking what shows they watch regularly. There were 119
who watch David Letterman, 101 who watch Conan OBrien, and 75 who watch
Jimmy Fallon. In addition, 69 watch Letterman and OBrien, 48 watch Letterman
and Fallon, 38 watch Fallon and OBrien and 28 watch all three.
a. How many dont watch any of these three shows?
b. How many watch only one of the three shows?
c. How many watch exactly two of the three shows?
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Lesson 2-4 Using Sets to Solve Problems

A survey of 96 students on campus showed that 29 read the Campus Observer student
newspaper that morning, 24 read the news via the Internet that morning, and 20 read
the local city paper that morning. Eight read the Campus Observer and the Internet
news that morning, while four read the Internet news and the local paper, seven read
the Campus Observer and the local city paper, and one person read the Campus
Observer, the Internet news, and the local paper.
a. How many read the Internet news or local paper but not both?
b. How many read the Internet news and the local paper but not the Campus
Observer?
c. How many read the Internet news or the Campus Observer or both?
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