Word Problems

Involving Sets
Match the given set notations to its
corresponding Venn diagram below.
 Illustrative Example:

•A group of 30 students were asked

whether they watch ABS-CBN TV
shows or GMA – 7 TV shows or shows
of both channels. 18 of these students
watch ABS-CBN shows and 20 watch
GMA – 7 shows.
 Solve using a Venn diagram.
Eight girls decided to go Trece Martirez City to
shop for shoes. Four of the girls want the shoes at
Walter Mart for their cheap price, 3 girls likes to
buy pretty shoes in SM mall, 2 of the girls likes to
check for the shoes in SM Mall and Walter Mart.
a. How many girls will go to Walter Mart only?
b. How many girls will go to SM mall only?
 Solve the Problem. List the elements of the
sets using a Venn Diagram.
Twenty-five students had auditioned to do a
dance number in a school program; 16
students were chosen to dance the Cha Cha, 12
students were chosen to dance the Tango, and
5 were chosen to dance both Cha Cha and
Tango. How many students were chosen to
dance the Cha Cha only? How many students
were not chosen?
 Show the following information using a Venn
diagram
1. “A class of 28 students were surveyed
and asked if they ever had dogs or cats for
pets at home; 8 students said they had
only ever had a dog, 6 students said they
had only ever had a cat, 10 students said
they had a dog and a cat, 4 students said
they had never had a dog or a cat.”
A class of 28 students were
surveyed and asked if they ever
had dogs or cats for pets at
home;18 students said they had a
dog,16 students said they had a
cat, 4 students said they had never
had a dog or a cat.”
 In solving word problems involving Venn
diagrams, it is extremely important to
1. Read the question carefully and not down all
key information.
2. Know the standard parts of a Venn diagram.
3. Work in a step by step manner.
4. Check in the end that all numbers add up
properly.
Three Circle Venn Diagrams can take a quite a bit of working out.
The steps to follow are generally these:
a. Get the information from the question that can go straight onto the
Venn Diagram and place it there.
b. Work through the remaining information, a bit at a time, to work out
each of the missing values.
c. Often we work from the center of the diagram outwards, when finding
these unknown values. (Work from the Inside Out).
d. Check that all the numbers on the final diagram add up to the
universal set.
A survey asked 200 Grade 7 students whether
they like the meals in McDonald’s or Jollibee .
75 students like McDonalds and Jollibee. 55 like
Jollibee only. 30 like other fast food chain.
a. Draw a Venn Diagram that displays these
results.
b. How many students like Jollibee meals?
c. How many students like McDonald meals
only?