Problems Involving Sets

What you’ll learn:

Apply set operation to solve a
variety of word problems.
Solve word problems involving sets
with the use of Venn Diagram
Trip To Palawan
Explore:
A group of 50 students went in a
tour in Palawan province. Out of 50
students, 24 joined the trip to Coron,
18 went to Tubbataha Reef, 20
visited El Nido, 12 made trip to
Coron and Tubbataha Reef, 15 saw
Tubbataha Reef and El Nido, 11
made a trip to Coron and El Nido
and 10 saw the three tourist spots.
Given:
1. Lists all the given, then draw the Venn
Diagram
10 students – 3 tourist spots
11 students – Coron & El Nido
15 students – T. Reef & El Nido
12 students – Coron & T. Reef
20 students – El Nido
18 students – T. Reef
24 students – Coron
TOTAL : 50 students
2. Venn Diagram:
U C T

E
Given:
1. Lists all the given, then draw the Venn
Diagram
10 students – 3 tourist spots
11 students – Coron & El Nido
15 students – T. Reef & El Nido
12 students – Coron & T. Reef
20 students – El Nido
18 students – T. Reef
24 students – Coron
TOTAL : 50 - students
Venn Diagram:
U C T

10

C∩T∩E E
Given:
1. Lists all the given, then draw the Venn
Diagram
10 students – 3 tourist spots
11 students – Coron & El Nido
15 students – T. Reef & El Nido
12 students – Coron & T. Reef
20 students – El Nido
18 students – T. Reef
24 students – Coron
TOTAL : 50 - students
Venn Diagram:
U C T

10
1

C∩E E
Given:
1. Lists all the given, then draw the Venn
Diagram
10 students – 3 tourist spots
11 students – Coron & El Nido
15 students – T. Reef & El Nido
12 students – Coron & T. Reef
20 students – El Nido
18 students – T. Reef
24 students – Coron
TOTAL : 50 - students
Venn Diagram:
U C T

10
1 5

T∩E E
Given:
1. Lists all the given, then draw the Venn
Diagram
10 students – 3 tourist spots
11 students – Coron & El Nido
15 students – T. Reef & El Nido
12 students – Coron & T. Reef
20 students – El Nido
18 students – T. Reef
24 students – Coron
TOTAL : 50 - students
Venn Diagram:
U C T
2

10
1 5

C∩T E
Given:
1. Lists all the given, then draw the Venn
Diagram
10 students – 3 tourist spots
11 students – Coron & El Nido
15 students – T. Reef & El Nido
12 students – Coron & T. Reef
20 students – El Nido
18 students – T. Reef
24 students – Coron
TOTAL : 50 - students
Venn Diagram:
U C T
2

10
1 5

El Nido 4
20 students
E
Given:
1. Lists all the given, then draw the Venn
Diagram
10 students – 3 tourist spots
11 students – Coron & El Nido
15 students – T. Reef & El Nido
12 students – Coron & T. Reef
20 students – El Nido
18 students – T. Reef
24 students – Coron
TOTAL : 50 - students
Venn Diagram:
U C T
2
1

10
1 5

T. Reefs 4
18 students
E
Given:
1. Lists all the given, then draw the Venn
Diagram
10 students – 3 tourist spots
11 students – Coron & El Nido
15 students – T. Reef & El Nido
12 students – Coron & T. Reef
20 students – El Nido
18 students – T. Reef
24 students – Coron
TOTAL : 50 - students
Venn Diagram:
U C T
2
11 1

10
1 5

Coron 4
24 students
E
Given:
1. Lists all the given, then draw the Venn
Diagram
10 students – 3 tourist spots
11 students – Coron & El Nido
15 students – T. Reef & El Nido
12 students – Coron & T. Reef
20 students – El Nido
18 students – T. Reef
24 students – Coron
TOTAL : 50 - students
Venn Diagram:
U C T
16 2
11 1

10
1 5

4
Total no. of Students E
50 students

11+2+1+1+10+5+4 = 34
 In solving problem,
application of the knowledge in sets
and the use of Venn diagram and sets
operations are necessary.
Steps in Solving Word Problems

1. Analyze the problem.

2. Identify the unknowns.
3.Represent or use Venn diagram if
possible.
4. Label your answers properly.
Problem :
There are 40 students in a class ,
12 of these students like
Mathematics and 25 of them like
Science. If 5 of the students in the
class like neither Mathematics nor
Science, how many students like
both Math and Science?
Given:
1. Lists all the given, then draw the Venn Diagram

12 students - Mathematics
25 students - Science
5 students - Neither Mathematics nor
Science

TOTAL : 40 students
2. Venn Diagram:
U

M S
Given:
1. Lists all the given, then draw the Venn Diagram

12 students - Mathematics
25 students - Science
5 students - Neither Mathematics nor
Science

TOTAL : 40 students
2. Venn Diagram:
U

M S

5
2. Venn Diagram:
U

M S

n(M-S) n(M ∩S) n(S-M)

35

5
2. Venn Diagram:
U

M S

n(M-S) n(M ∩ S)
12

5
 n(M-S) + n(M ∩S) + n(S-M) = 35
-n(M-S) -+ n(M ∩S) = -12
n(S-M) = 23
(Science only)

10 2 23
25 – Science
12 – Math

Thus, 2 students like Both Math and Science.

Activity:
The venn diagram shows how all the
First Year students of Manila Science
High School go to school.
U Car Jeep
19
76
55
15
17 20

76
MRT
Walking - 100
Answer the following:
a. How many students ride in a car, jeep and the MRT
going to their school? _______
b. How many students ride in both a car and a jeep?
_______
c. How many students ride in both a car and the MRT?
_______
d. How many students ride in both a jeep and the MRT?
_______
e. How many students go to school
in a car only ______ a jeep only _______
in the MRT only ______ walking _______
f. How many First Year students of Manila Science High
School are there? ________
Challenge Yourself!
Basketball Team B, Volleyball Team V, and
Athlete Team A decided to form a Varsity
Club C. If n(B) = 25 , n(V) = 12, and
n(A) = 30.
a. How many members will C have if no
person belongs to two teams?
b. If n(B ∩ V) = 6, but no members of A are in B or
V, what is n(C)?
c. If n(B ∩ V) =6, n(V ∩ A) = 4, and n(B ∩ A) = 0,
what is n(C)?
Answer the following:
a. How many students ride in a car, jeep and the MRT
going to their school? __15___
b. How many students ride in both a car and a jeep?
__34___
c. How many students ride in both a car and the MRT?
__32___
d. How many students ride in both a jeep and the MRT?
__35__
e. How many students go to school
in a car only __55__ a jeep only __76__
in the MRT only _76___ walking __100__
f. How many First Year students of Manila Science High
School are there? __378__
Challenge Yourself!
Basketball Team B, Volleyball Team V, and
Athlete Team A decided to form a Varsity
Club C. If n(B) = 25 , n(V) = 12, and n(A) =
30
a. How many members will C have if no
person belongs to two teams? 67 members
b. If n(B ∩ V) = 6, but no members of A are in B or
V, what is n(C)? 61 members
c. If n(B ∩ V) =6, n(V ∩ A) = 4, and n(B ∩ A) = 0,
what is n(C)? 57 members
Thank you for
watching! 