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IMPORTANT FORMULAS
Notations used in set theory formulas:
Cardinal number of set A.
cardinality of set A.
Complement of set A.
universal set
Set A is proper subset of subset of set B.
Set A is subset of set B.
Null set.
element a belongs to set A.
Union of set A and set B.
Intersection of set A and set B.
Formulas:
For a group of two sets:
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Directions (1-3) : In a certain examination, the candidates can offer papers in English or Hindi or both
the subjects . The number of candidates who appeared in the examination is 1000 of whom 650
appeared in English and 200 appeared in both English and Hindi.
Ex.1.
Sol.
Let A be the set of candidates who offered paper in English and B be the set of candidates who
offered paper in Hindi.
Therefore, n (A
n (A
B) = 200
n (A
B) = n (A) + n (B) n (A
B)
n (B) = 550.
Ex.2.
Sol.
B)
Sol.
B)
Ex.4. In an examination, 40 students passed in Hindi and 20 students passed in Maths. If 15 students
passed in both the exams. Find the number of students who appeared in the examination.
Sol.
n(A
n(A
B) = n(A) + n(B) n (A
B)
= 40 + 20 15 = 45
Ex.5. A conference was attended by 550 delegates. The number of delegates who drink tea is 00 and
the number of delegates who drink tea only is 200. Find how many drink coffee?
Sol.
n(A
Let set A represents those who drink tea and set B represents those who drink coffee, then
B) = 550,
n(A) = 400 and n(A B) = 200.
n(A B) = n (A) n(A
=>
B)
Ex.6.
Sol.
B)
percentage of those who failed in English only = (30 27) = 3% and % of those who failed in
Maths only = (35 27) = 8%
Total % of failed = (3 + 8 + 27) = 38%
and % of passed = (100 38) = 62%
62
Given ,
Ex.9.
In the above question , find how many can speak exactly one language?
Sol.
Ex.10. A survey shows that 63% of the Americans like apples whereas 76% like gems. What
percentage of Americans like both apples and gems?
Sol.
n(A
B) = n(A) + n(B) n (A B)
= 63 + 76 100 = 39%.
Ex.11. In a city only 2 newspapers A and B are published. It is known that 25% of the city population
reads A and 20% reads B, while 8% read both A and B. It is also known that 30% of those who read A
but not B, look into advertisement and 40% of those who read B but not A, look into advertisement
while 50% of those who read both A and B look into advertisement .What percentage of the
population reads an advertisement?
Sol.
Ex.12. In a group there are 30 boys. 10 of them like swimming 15 of them like badminton. If the
number of boys who like neither swimming nor badminton is 30%. How many boys like both
swimming and badminton?
Sol.
10 + 15 21 = 4.
Directions(13-15): Read the following information and answer the questions that follow
Scholars colony has a population of 2800 members.
Number of members reading only English newspaper = 650
Number of members reading only Hindi newspaper = 550
Number of members reading only Marathi newspaper = 450
Number of members reading all the three newspaper = 100
Number of members reading Hindi as well as English newspapers = 200
Number of members reading Hindi as well Marathi newspapers = 300
Ex.13. Find the number of members reading Hindi newspapers.
Sol.