DISCRETE STRUCTURE

VENN DIAGRAM
A Venn diagram is an illustration of the relationships
between and among sets, groups of objects that share
something in common.
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VENN DIAGRAM
A B
A A B
AB A -B

B A B
A B
AB

ABC

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1. Stephen asked 100 coffee drinkers whether they like cream or sugar in their
coffee. According to the Venn diagram below, how many like
a) Cream?
b) Sugar?
c) Sugar but not cream?
d) Cream but not sugar?
e) Cream and sugar?
f) Cream or sugar?
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2. Spencer asked 100 adults whether they had studied French, Spanish or
Japanese in school. According to the Venn diagram below, how many had
studied
a. Spanish?
b. Spanish but not French?
c. Japanese but not French?
d. French and Spanish?
e. French or Spanish?
f. French and Spanish but not Japanese?
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3. In a class of 50 students, 18 take Chorus, 26 take Band, and

2 take both Chorus and Band. How many students in the
class are not enrolled in either Chorus or Band?

4. A veterinarian surveys 26 of his patrons. He discovers that

14 have dogs, 10 have cats, and 5 have fish. Four have dogs
and cats, 3 have dogs and fish, and one has a cat and fish. If
no one has all three kinds of pets, how many patrons have
none of these pets?
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5. Out of forty students, 14 are taking English Composition and

29 are taking Chemistry. If five students are in both classes,
how many students are in neither class? How many are in
either class? What is the probability that a randomly-chosen
student from this group is taking only the Chemistry class?

6. From a survey of 100 college students, a marketing research

company found that 75 students owned stereos, 45 owned
cars, and 35 owned cars and stereos.
a) How many students owned either a car or a stereo?
b) How many students did not own either a car or a stereo?