APPLICATION OF SETS WORKSHEET

Q-1. a) In the given Venn diagram shade the region P ∪ (Q ∩ R ).

b) There are 30 boys in a class. Of these, 22 play football, 17 play cricket and 3 play neither
football nor cricket. It is given that ℰ = {boys in the class}, F = {boys who play football},
C = { boys who play cricket}.
i) Find n(F ∩ C ).
ii) Express in set notation {Boys who play cricket but not football}
Solution: a)
Q Answer b)i)
P

Answer b)ii)

Q-2. a) A, B and C are subsets of a universal set ℰ. B ∪A =B and B ∩C = ∅. Illustrate this information on
a Venn diagram.
b) In a group of people, 15 drink tea, 28 drink coffee, 12 drink both tea and coffee and 6 drink
neither tea nor coffee. By drawing a Venn diagram find the total number of people in the group.
Solution: a) b)

Q-3. Each of a group of 20 students studies at least one of the three subjects Chemistry, Physics and Biology.
All those who study Physics also study Chemistry.
3 students study all three subjects. 4 students study only
Chemistry. 8 students study Physics 14 study Chemistry.
a) Draw a Venn diagram to illustrate this information.
b) How many students study only Biology?
c) How many students study Chemistry and Biology but not
Physics? Solution:

Answer b):

Answer c):
Q-4. There are 50 people on a tour. One day, 26 people went on the morning cruise and 29 went to the
evening barbecue. Using Venn diagram, or otherwise, answer the following questions.
a) It was thought that 4 people went on both events and 1 person to neither. Explain why this was
not possible.
b) Find the least number and the greatest number of people who could have gone to both events.
Solution: ℰ
a) b) ℰ ℰ

Q-5. In a group of 100 students, 80 study Spanish and 35 study French.

ℰ
x students study Spanish and French.
y students study neither Spanish nor French.
The Venn diagram illustrates this information. S F
a) Expressed in set notation, the value of x is n( S ∩ F). 80 – xx35 – x
Express the value of y in set notation.
b) Find, in its simplest form, an expression for y in terms of x. y
c) Find
i) the least possible value of x,
ii) the greatest possible value of y.
Solution:
a) b)
Q-6. A number of travellers were questioned about the transport they used on a
Bus Train
particular day. Each of them used one or more of the methods shown in the
Venn diagram. Of those questioned, 6 said that they travelled by bus and x6
train only, 2 by train and car only and 7 by bus, train and car. The number x
who 7
x 2
travelled by bus only was equal to the number who travelled by bus and car only.
a) Given that 35 people used buses and 25 people used trains, find
i) the value of x,
ii) the number who travelled by train only, Car
iii) the number who travelled by at least two methods of transport.
b) Given also that 85 people were questioned altogether, calculate the number who travelled by car
only. Solution:

Q-7. In a school, some of the subjects that it is possible to take are ℰ

Mathematics, Additional Mathematics and Physics. The Venn diagram Physics Maths
shows the combinations of these subjects that are possible and the 8y
numbers and letters represent the numbers of students in each subject. 85
a) Given that the numbers of students taking Physics is 123, x 20
y
calculate the value of x.
b) Given that one sixth of those taking Mathematics also take
Additional mathematics, calculate the value of y and hence find the total number of students taking
Mathematics.
Solution:
Q-8. People staying in a hotel are able to take part in Sailing Swimming
Sailing, Swimming and Golf.
4 people take part in all 3 activities.
17 people take part in Sailing and Swimming but not Golf.
21 people take part in Swimming and Golf only.
12 people take part in Golf and Sailing only.
42 people take part in Sailing only.
x people take part in Swimming only.
(x – 2 ) people take part in Golf only.
16 people do not take part in any of these activities. Golf
a) In the given Venn diagram show the number of people in each subset.
b) Given that 250 people are staying at the hotel, calculate
i) x,
ii) the number of people who do not take part in Swimming.
Solution:

ℰ
Cooking Singing

Q-9. In a community club, a group of 40 women takes part

in at least one of the three activities: Cooking, Singing
and Dancing. Of the 25 women who choose Cooking 8
also choose Singing and Dancing, 3 choose Cooking
only, 6 choose Dancing but not Singing. Of the 15
women who
do not choose Cooking, x choose both Singing and
Dancing, (2x – 2) choose only Dancing, 5 choose only
Singing. Dancing
a) Draw a Venn diagram to illustrate this information.
b) Find the value of x.
c) How many women choose Cooking and Singing but not
Dancing. Solution:

ℰ
Q-10 80 boys took GCE examination in three subjects Geography English
Geography, English and Mathematics, and none of them
failed all three subjects. It was noted that 8 passed English
only and 10 passed Mathematics only; 7 passed
Mathematics and Geography only, 40 passed English and
Mathematics and 21 passed English and Geography.
Altogether 54 passed English.
a) Draw a Venn Diagram to represent this information.
b) From the Venn Diagram find the number of people who
i) passed Geography only,
ii) passed all three subjects.
Mathematics
Q-11. The given Venn diagram represents the sets ℰ
ℰ = {homes in a certain town},
C = {homes with a computer},
D = {homes with a dishwasher}. CD
It is given that
n(C ∩ D ) = k ,
n(C ) = 7 × n(C ∩ D ),
n(D ) = 4 × n(C ∩ D ),
and n(ℰ ) = 6 × n(C ′ ∩ D ′ ).

(i) In the Venn diagram above insert, in each of its four regions, the number, in terms of k,
of homes represented by that region.
(ii) Given that there are 165 000 homes which do not have both a computer and a
dishwasher, calculate the number of homes in the town.
Solution:

Q-12. (a) In the Venn diagram, shade the region which represents the subset (𝑷 ∪ 𝑸)′ ∩ 𝑹. [1]
(b) ξ = { x : x is an integer and 22 ≤ x ≤ 33 }
E = { x : x is an even number }
T = { x : x is a multiple of 3 }
F = { x : x is a multiple of 4 }
(i) List the members of T ∩ F .

(ii) Find n(E ∪ T ) .

(iii) Given that y ∊ F′ ∩ E , find one possible value of y.

Q-13. Given n(ℰ) = 80, n(A) = 50 and n(B) = 32, find the least and greatest possible value of

(a) n(A∩ 𝑩) (b) n(𝑨 ∪ 𝑩) (c) n(𝑨 ∪ 𝑩)′

--------------------------------------------
Answers:

8. a) ℰ
1. a) b)i) 12 ii) C ∩ Fʹ Swimming
Sailing b)i) 70
42 ii) 138
17 x
4
12 21
x–
16
ℰ Golf
B
2. a) C b) 37 ℰ
A Cooking Singing
9. a) b) 4
3 5 c) 8
8
6 x
ℰ 2x –
3. a) b) 6 Dancing
C B c) 2
P ℰ
10. a) Geography English b) 9 c) 15
4 5 3 6
2 x 21 – y 8
y
7 40 – y
ℰ 10

4. a) The sum is Maths

M E equal to 52
25 instead of ℰ
22 4
50. C D
1 11. a) 6k k 3k b) 180000
b) 5; 26
2k

5. a) Sʹ∩ Fʹ or ( S ∪ F)ʹ b) y = x – 15
c) i) x = 15 ii) y = 20 12. a) b)i) 24 ii) 8 iii) 22
or 26 or 30

6. a)i) 11 ii) 10 iii) 26 b) 38

7. a) 18 b) y = 5, total = 150
13. a) 2, 32 b) 50, 80 c) 0, 30