Sets & Logic Problems

October 2023

Learning to:
Use Sets & Venn diagrams to solve logic problems
Which of these would be best for the sets described?

X is the set of all squares

Y is the set of all rectangles
Which of these would be best for the sets described?

X is the set of all triangles

Y is the set of all squares
Which of these would be best for the sets described?

X is the set of all squares

Y is the set of all quadrilaterals
Which of these would be best for the sets described?

X is the set of all right-angled shapes

Y is the set of all triangles
Logic Problems with Sets

n(A) = 4
n(B) = 4

Does that mean

there are 8
elements in total?
 Logic Problems with Sets
𝜉
A B

4−𝑥 𝑥 4−𝑥

Set up an equation:
4 − 𝑥+¿𝑥+¿4 −¿
𝑥 7
The key to solve these logic problems, is
by removing the ‘overlap’ between the
 Logic Problems with Sets
𝜉
In 10i (24 students), 7 students
C V
like chocolate ice cream, 13
like vanilla ice cream, with 10
7 − 𝑥 𝑥 13−𝑥 students not liking either of
these flavours.
10
How many students like both
chocolate AND vanilla ice
Set up an equation:
cream?
7 − 𝑥+¿𝑥+¿1 3 − 𝑥+¿1 ¿
02 4 If not already done, VISUALISE the
problem, and DOUBLE-CHECK
 Logic Problems with Sets
𝜉
In 10i (24 students), 10 students
H B
study History, 12 take Business
Studies, with 5 students not
1 0 − 𝑥 𝑥 1 2− 𝑥 taking either of these subjects.

5 How many students take both

History AND Business Studies?
Set up an equation:
1 0 − 𝑥+¿𝑥+¿1 2− 𝑥+¿5
¿2 4
 Logic Problems with Sets
𝜉
A B n(A) = 21, n(B) = 17, n(AB) =
and n(AB) = 29.

How many elements in n(AB)?

Set up an equation:
 Sets & Logic Problems
October 2023

Learning to:
Use Sets & Venn diagrams to solve logic problems