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Venn Diagrams
Sort data using Venn diagrams

All of us will be able to: Most of us will be able to: Some of us will be able to:

Sort the following data How many numbers are: Work out the probability
using a Venn diagram input of getting:
even numbers and primes. a) PE
 
a) pP  E 
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10
b) PE
b) pP  E 
c) P ' E '
c) pP ' E '
Keywords

Venn diagram Set Elements

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Starter:
Venn Diagrams
Take a look at these shapes, complete the diagram below.

Circle Green

4 3 3

2
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Definitions:
Venn Diagrams
A B The intersection is where two sets overlap.

A B
This means A and B.

A B If you put two sets together, you get the

union.
A B
This means A or B.

A B The complement of A is the region that is not

A.
A'
This means not A.
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Example 1: Venn Diagrams
S B Mrs Smith asks 24 pupils in her class about
their families. She sorts them into:
S - {has sisters}
7 5 8 B - {has brothers}
She showed her results on a Venn diagram
4

1 Describe the blue region in words. Has a sister but not a brother.

Doesn’t have a sister or doesn’t

2 Describe the region S ' B ' in words. have a brother.

This means not a sister. Numbers

3 How many students are in S’. not in blue. 12 pupils

5
4 Work out: pS  B  Sister and Brother: 
24
8 1
5 Work out: p S ' B  No Sister and Brother:  
24 3
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Exercise 2: Venn Diagrams
O T Using numbers from 1 to 10, complete this
Venn diagram.

3 2 1 O – {odd numbers}
T – {Multiples of three}
4

Shade in the region a multiple of

1
three but not a odd number.

2 Describe the region O  T in words. Odd number or a multiple of 3.

This means not odd.

3 How many numbers are in O’. 5 numbers

2 1
4 Work out: pO  T  Odd and Multiple of 3:  
10 5
3
5 Work out: p O  T ' Odd and not a multiple of 3: 
10