In a recent consumer survey, 85% of those surveyed liked at least one of three

products: 1, 2 and 3. 50% of those liked product 1. 30% liked 2, and 20% liked 3. if 5
% of the people in the survey liked all three products, what percentage of the survey
participants liked more than one of the three products?OA seems to be 10, but I am
getting something else.

After checking out Scoot's link (and following the links from there), I have found the
following general formulas for three-component set problems:

If there are three sets A, B, and C, then

P(AuBuC) = P(A) + P(B) + P(C) – P(AnB) – P(AnC) – P(BnC) + P(AnBnC)

Number of people in exactly one set =

P(A) + P(B) + P(C) – 2P(AnB) – 2P(AnC) – 2P(BnC) + 3P(AnBnC)

Number of people in exactly two of the sets =

P(AnB) + P(AnC) + P(BnC) – 3P(AnBnC)

Number of people in exactly three of the sets =

P(AnBnC)

Number of people in two or more sets =

P(AnB) + P(AnC) + P(BnC) – 2P(AnBnC)

Let X be P(AnB) + P(AnC) + P(BnC).

Using the formulas above, we have

85 = 50+30+20-X+5

X = 20

Number of people having two or more = X - 2(AnBnC) = 20 - 10 = 10

Answer is 10

To add to TwinSplitter's forumla list:

No of people in atleast 1 set =

P(A) + P(B) + P(C) - P(AnB) - P(AnC) - P(BnC) + 2 P(AnBnC)

This formula can also be derived from:

No of people in atleast 1 set =
no of people in exactly 1 set + no of people in exactly 2 set + no of people in exactly
3 set
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SET THEORY

1. If there are three sets A, B, and C, then (1+2+3+X+Y+Z+O)

P(AuBuC) = P(A) + P(B) + P(C) – P(AnB) – P(AnC) – P(BnC) + P(AnBnC)
2. Number of people in exactly one set = ( 1+2+3)
P(A) + P(B) + P(C) – 2P(AnB) – 2P(AnC) – 2P(BnC) + 3P(AnBnC)
3. Number of people in exactly two of the sets = ( X+Y+Z)
P(AnB) + P(AnC) + P(BnC) – 3P(AnBnC)
4. Number of people in exactly three of the sets = O
P(AnBnC)
5. Number of people in two or more sets = ( X+Y+Z+O)
P(AnB) + P(AnC) + P(BnC) – 2P(AnBnC)
6. Number of people only in A = 1
P(A) – P (AnB)- P(AnC) + P ( AnBnC)

P(A) = 1+X+Y+O
P( AnB) = X+O