Problems from: Grade 7 Mathematics (Nivera)

Prepared by: Windows 98 Guy

Lesson 1.1 Exercises

- The Language of Sets -

Name : ______________________________________________________________ Score :

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TEST I.

Write each of the following using roster method. State the number of elements of each set.

__________ 1. The months having 31 days

__________ 2. The days of the week starting with the letter T

__________ 3. The set of whole numbers between 0 to 10

__________ 4. The set of even numbers less than 13

__________ 5. The set of whole numbers less than 0

__________ 6. The set of prime numbers less than 20

TEST II.

Write each of the following using set-builder notation.

__________ 7. {0, 1, 2, 3, 4,...}

__________ 8. {0, 1, 2, 3, 4,...100}

__________ 9. {Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday}

__________ 10. {1, 3, 5, 7,...}

__________ 11. {1, 4, 9, 16, 25,...}

TEST III.

Draw a happy face before each well-defined set. Otherwise, draw a sad face.

__________ 12. The set of capital cities in the world

__________ 13. The set of excellent singers

__________ 14. The set of graduates of the school in 2023

__________ 15. The set of books in the library

__________ 16. The set of great artists in the world

TEST IV.

List the elements of each set.

__________ 17. D = {primary colors}

__________ 18. E = {whole numbers less than 5}

__________ 19. F = {odd numbers less than 5 to 15}

__________ 20. G = {months of the year with 32 days}

TEST V.

Let A = {1, 3, 5, 6 7} and B = {2, 4, 5, 6, 7}. Classify each statement as TRUE or FALSE.

__________ 21. n(A) = 5

__________ 22. n(B) = 5

__________ 23. 6 ∈ A

__________ 24. 3 ∈ B

__________ 25. 5 ∉ A

__________ 26. 7 ∉ B
TEST VI.

Let A = {5, 6, 7,... 11} and B = {4, 5, 6, 7,...}. Classify each statement as TRUE or FALSE.

__________ 27. A is a finite set.

__________ 28. B is an infinite set.

__________ 29. 9 ∈ A

__________ 30. 3 ∈ B

__________ 31. 8½ ∈ B

__________ 32. ∅ ∈ B

TEST VII.

Fill in each blank with ∈ or ∉.

Set A = {factors of 12}

Set B = {even numbers between 2 and 12}

33. 1 ___ A

34. 2 ___ A

35. 3 ___ A

36. 5 ___ B

37. 1 ___ B

38. 2 ___ B

39. 4 ___ B

40. 6 ___ B

41. 12 ___ B

42. Find n(A). _______

43. Find n(B). _______

TEST VIII.

State whether the set is finite or infinite.

__________ 44. The set of teachers in your school

__________ 45. The set of even numbers

__________ 46. The set of counting numbers less than 10

__________ 47. The set of multiples of 6

__________ 48. The set of all multiples of 3

__________ 49. The set of all countries in the world

PROBLEM SOLVING.

Consider the set of counting numbers from 1 to 100. Let this be U. Form smaller sets
consisting of elements of U that share a different characteristic. For example, let A be the set of all
multiples of 10 from 1 to 100.

a. Can you form five more such sets?

b. How many elements are there in each set?

c. Which sets have elements in common?

d. Which sets do not have elements in common?

e. Can you think of a set with no element?