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Union and

Intersection of
sets and events
Definition
The union of two sets
or events consists of
all elements that are
in either of the sets or
events.
Definition
The intersection of two sets or
events consists of all elements that
are common to both sets or events.
Activity: Find the AUB
Set A represents all the students who play
basketball and whose names are James,
Drake, Curry, and Lebron. Set B represents
all the students who play soccer and whose
names are Terry, Messi, and Ronaldo.
Set A Set B
Activity: Find the
A⋂B
Consider two sets: Set A represents all the
students who passed the math exam and
whose names are Ira, Danica, Tessie,
Analyn, Joan and Marinel. Set B represents
all the students who passed the science
exam and whose names are Danica,
Reference
https://www.vedantu.com/
maths/union-and-
intersection-of-sets
Your Turn!
Which picture shows
1/2?
Which picture shows
3/4?
How can you divide a circle into
fourths?
Now it has four equal parts!

Each part is 1/4.


Challenge
Time!
Draw a triangle on your paper and
divide it into equal parts. What
fraction does your drawing
represent?

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