Instructor: Conrad Perez

Student: Jennifer Tofan

Course: Math 21 Online (52031) - Spring Assignment: 7.2
Date: 04/03/23
2023

The results of a survey taken by a bank in a​medium-sized town are shown in the table. The survey asked questions about the investment
habits of bank customers. Assuming that no one invests in more than one type of​investment, and using the letters in the​table, find the
number of people in each set. Complete parts a through f below.
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(a) Y ∩ B

In a​table, to find the number of people in the intersection of the two​sets, find the cell where the corresponding row and column of the two sets
intersect. This cell value will be the number of people in the intersection.

The value of the cell in the row labeled Y and in the column labeled B is 5.

Thus, the set Y ∩ B has 5 people.

(b) M ∪ A

The union rule for sets is given below. Let​n(C) be the total number of elements in the column and​n(R) be the total number of elements in the
row. To find the number of people in the union of the two​sets, add the total number of elements for the column to the total number of elements
for the row and then subtract the value of the cell at the intersection of the column and row.

n(C ∪ ​R) = ​n(C) + ​n(R) − ​n(C ∩ ​R)

Find the total number of people in set M.

n(M) = 52

Find the total number of people in set A.

n(A) = 55

Find the number of people that belong to both set M and set A.

n(M ∩ ​A) = 20

Calculate ​n(M∪​A).

n(M ∪ A) = ​n(M) + ​n(A) − ​n(M ∩ ​A)

= 52 + 55 − 20
= 87

Thus, the set M ∪ A has 87 people.

(c) Y ∩ ​(S ∪ ​B)

Using the​table, locate the cells that belong to either set S or set B. These cells correspond to S ∪ B.

Of the cells in S ∪ B​, find the cells that also belong to set Y. Only 2 cells belong to either set S or set​B, and also belong to set Y.

Sum the values of these two cells.

9 + 5 = 14

Thus, the set Y ∩ ​(S ∪ ​B) has 14 people.

(d) O′ ∪ ​(S ∪ ​A)

Using the​table, locate the cells that belong to either set S or set A. These cells correspond to S ∪ A.

In addition to these​cells, include the cells that do not belong to set O. This includes most of the cells. In​fact, only one cell does not belong to
O′ ∪ ​(S ∪ ​A).

Subtract the value of that cell from the grand total of 164. This is a quick way of finding the sum of the cells in O′ ∪ (S ∪ ​A).

164 − 25 = 139

Thus, the set O′ ∪ ​(S ∪ ​A) has 139 people.

(e) ​(M′ ∪ O′​) ∩ B

Start by calculating ​n(M′ ∪ O′​). Note that the set M′ is the set of the two rows other than​M, and the set O′ is the set of the two rows other
than O. The union of these sets is the entire data set.

The intersection of the entire data set with B is equivalent to the set B. Find the number of people in set B.

n(B) = 41

Thus, the set ​(M′ ∪ O′​) ∩ B has 41 people.

(f) Describe the set Y ∩ ​(S ∪ ​B) in words.

First, describe the set S ∪ B in words. Since the set S is all those who invest in​stocks, and the set B is all those who invest in​bonds, the set S
∪ B is all those who invest in stocks or bonds.

Given that the set S ∪ B is all those who invest in stocks or​bonds, describe the intersection of this set with Y.

Since the set Y is all those age​18-29, the set Y ∩ ​(S ∪ ​B) is all those who invest in stocks or bonds and are age​18-29.

1: Survey Results
Savings
Bonds Accounts
Age Stocks​(S) ​(B) ​(A) Totals
18-29 (Y) 9 5 19 33
30-49 (M) 21 11 20 52
50 or over​(O) 38 25 16 79
Totals 68 41 55 164