SOLUTION SET FOR CHAPTER 1A

NAME: CRISTY WYIN L. MONTECALVO

SECTION: BSE SCIENCES 1A
Insert the pictures of your answers and solutions in ascending order.
1. Describe the following sets by both the roster and the rule method.
(a) The set T of even numbers greater than 0 but less than 10
(b) The set C of the distinct letters in the word “carpenter”

2. Consider the following sets:

X is the set of distinct letters in the word “purse”
Y is the set of distinct letters in the word “pure”
Z is the set of distinct letters in the word “reap”
Decide whether each statement below is true or false.
(a) Y ⊆ X
(b) Z ⊂ X
(c) X - Z ⊆ Y
(d) Y and Z are joint sets

3. Let
U = {x|x is a distinct letter in the word "dictionary"}
A = {x|x is a distinct letter in the word "diary"}
B = {x|x is a distinct letter in the word "nation"}
C = {x|x is a distinct letter in the word "crayon"}
 Find:
(a) A ∩ B
(b) (A ∪ C)c
(c) Ac ∩ C
(d) (A − B) ∪ C

4. Find the powers set of N = {a, k, o}.

5. In the given diagram, shade the area represented by
(a) A ∩ C
(b) (B ∪ C)c
(c) B − (A ∩ C)

6. Solve the following problem using Venn Diagram.

In the CMU 2020 Palaro, there were athletes who played more than one of the three
major ball games, namely, basketball(B), football(F) and volleyball(V) as follows:

16 athletes played basketball

18 athletes played football
12 athletes played volleyball
 2 athletes played basketball and football
3 athletes played basketball and volleyball
2 athletes played football and volleyball
1 athlete played all three major ball games

(a) What is the total number of athletes playing the three major ball games?
(b) How many athletes played exactly two major ball games?
(c) How many athletes played basketball but not volleyball?
(d) How many athletes played both football and volleyball but not basketball?
(e) How many athletes played volleyball but not basketball and football?