Introduction to Sets
Learn the definition of sets, its elements, and ways to describe a set.
Learn the definition of sets, its elements, and ways to describe a set.
Sets are categorized into four types on the basis of number of elements it contains. In this chapter, we will discuss in detail all four types of sets and analyze their definitions and examples.
Out of 90 students who participated in an examination, 43 passed in Science, 40 in Mathematics and 38 in Nepali. Among them, 13 passed in Science and Mathematics, 18 in Mathematics and Nepali as well as 16 passed in Science and Nepali. Using the information, answer the following questions: i) Show the information in Venn diagram. ii) Find the number of students who did not pass in any subject.
In a survey of a group, 60 like tea, 45 like coffee, 30 like milk, 25 like coffee and tea, 20 like milk and tea, 15 like coffee and milk and 10 like all three drinks. Based on the information, answer the following questions: i) Show the information in a Venn-diagram. ii) Find how many people were surveyed.
In a survey among 60 students, 23 played volleyball, 15 played basketball and 20 played cricket. If 7 played volleyball and basketball, 5 played basketball and cricket, 4 played volleyball and cricket but 15 played neither of the games. Based on this information, answer the following questions: i) Show the information in Venn-diagram. ii) Find how many students played all the three games. iii) How many played only volleyball and cricket.
In a survey of 125 students of class 10 in a school, 65 preferred to visit Lumbini, 75 preferred to visit Pokhara and 25 preferred both the places in their annual excursion.
(i) Show the above information in a Venn-diagram
(ii) Find the number of students who liked neither of two places.
(iii) Find the number of students who liked only Lumbini.
In a survey of 2000 Indian tourists who arrived in Nepal, 65% wished to visit Pashupati, 50% wished to visit Chandragiri and 45% wished to visit Manakamana. Similarly, 35% wished to visit Pashupati and Chandragiri, 25% to Chandragiri and Manakamana, and 20% to Manakamana and Pashupati. If 5% wished to visit none of these places, find the number of tourists who wished to visit all these three places.
In a survey of 300 people, it was found that 150 people like iPhones and 200 people like Android phones. But 25 people did not like any of these two phones.
If n(A) = 35, n(B) = 30, and n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 20, find n (A $\cup$ B) and no(A) by using a Venn diagram.
If n(X) = 40, n(Y) = 60 and n(X $\rm \cup$ Y) = 85, then find n(X $\rm \cap$ Y) and no(Y) by using formula.
If P = {Multiples of 2 up to 20}, Q = {Multiples of 3 up to 24} and U = {integers from 1 to 25}, find no(P) and n(P $\rm \cup$ Q) by using a Venn diagram.
If A = {factors of 18}, B = {multiples of 3 up to 27}, and U = {integers from 1 to 30}, find the cardinality of no(B) and n(A$\rm \cup$B) by using a Venn diagram.
In sets A and B, A has 40 members, B has 50 members, and $\rm (A \cup B)$ has 60 members. By how many elements $\rm (A \cap B)$ is formed?
In sets A and B, A has 50 members, B has 60 members, and 30 members are the same in both sets. By how many elements $\rm (A \cup B)$ is formed?
Out of 90 civil servants, 65 were working in the office, 50 were working in the field and 35 were working in both the premises (sites).
Out of 100 students, 80 passed in Science, 71 in Mathematics, 10 failed in both subjects, and 7 did not appear in an examination.
In an examination, it was found that 55% failed in Maths and 45% failed in English. If 35% passed in both subjects
45% of the students of a school play basketball, 40% play cricket, and 30% play both. If 360 students play neither basketball nor cricket then answer the following questions:
In an exam, 70% of the examinees passed in Science, 75% in Maths, 10% of them failed in both subjects, and 220 examinees passed in both subjects. If S and M are the set of examinees passed in Science and Maths respectively, then answer the following questions:
The population of the village is 15000. Among them 9000 read Magazine A, 7500 read Magazine B, and 40% read both magazines.
In a class of 25 students, 12 have chosen Mathematics, 8 have chosen Mathematics but not Biology. If each of them has chosen at least one, then
In a class of 65 students, 10 students liked Maths but not English, and 20 students liked English but not Maths. If 5 students did not like both then,
Out of 100 students of class V, 73 passed in Mathematics and 84 in Nepali in the final examination but 7 failed in both subjects and 5 were absent in the examination.
Out of 75 students of class X, 30 passed in Mathematics and 40 in Social Studies in the final examination, but 10 failed in both subjects and 5 were absent in the examination.
Out of 100 students in a class, 20 students like Maths but not Science, and 30 students like Science but not Maths. If 20 students like neither of the subjects
250 students in a group were asked whether they like mango or apple. 80 students like mango but not apple and 50 students like apple but not mango. If 50 students do not like both of the fruits, then,
1000 students in a school like Nepali, History, or both subjects. Out of them, 400 like both subjects. If the ratio of the number of students who like Nepali and History is 3:2, by using the Venn diagram, find
In a school, 640 teachers like either milk or curd or both. The ratio of the number of teachers who like milk to the number of teachers who like curd is 3:2 and 160 teachers like both milk and curd. Find:
If n(A) = 40, n(B) = 60, and n(A $\rm \cup$ B) = 80,
A and B are two subsets of a universal set U in which n(U) = 43, n(A) = 25, n(B) = 18, and n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 7.
If A and B are two subsets of a universal set U in which, n(U) = 70, n(A) = 40, n(B) = 20, and $\rm n \overline { A \cup B}$ = 15 then
If n(A) = 40, n(B) = 60 and $\rm n (A \cup B) = 80$, then
In a survey of 60 students, 30 drink milk, 25 drink curd, and 10 students drink milk as well as curd.
A survey of a community shows that 55% of the people like to listen to the radio, 65% like to watch the television, and 35% like to listen radio as well as to watch the television.
In a class of 30 students, 20 students like to play cricket and 15 like to play volleyball. Also, each student likes to play at least one of the two games.
In a survey before an election, 65% of people liked leader A and 60% of people liked leader B. If 15% of people did not like to open their opinion about any of the leaders,
In a group of 100 students, 68 liked the football game, 60 liked the volleyball game and 2 didn't like any of the games.
In a survey of 119 students, it was found that 16 drink neither milk nor tea and 69 drink milk and tea.
If A = {a,c,e}, B = {b,c,d}, and C = {a,c,d,f}, find $\rm n(A \cap B \cap C)$.
If A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {2, 3, 4}, and C = {3, 4, 5}, find $\rm n(A \cup B \cup C)$.
If n(A) = 65, n(B) = 50, n(C) = 35, n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 25, n(B $\rm \cap$ C) = 20, n(C $\rm \cap$ A) = 15, n(A $\rm \cap$ B $\rm \cap$ C) = 5, and n(U) = 100,
If n(A) = 48, n(B) = 51, n(C) = 40, n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 11, n(B $\rm \cap$ C) = 10, n(C $\rm \cap$ A) = 9, n(A $\rm \cap$ B $\rm \cap$ C) = 4 and n(U) = 120,
Sets A, B, and C are the subsets of the universal set U. If n(U) = 300, n(A) = 100, n(B) = 90, n(C) = 110, n(A$\rm \cap$B) = 60, n(B$\rm \cap$C) = 40, n(C$\rm \cap$A) = 45, and n(A $\rm \cup$ B $\rm \cup$ C) = 200.
A, B and C are the subsets of the universal set U. If n(U) = 100, n(A) = 60, n(B) = 45, n(C) = 30, n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 25, n(B $\rm \cap$ C) = 20, n(C $\rm \cap$ A) = 15, n(A $\rm \cup$ B $\rm \cup$ C) = 85.
If n(A) = 12, n(B) = 12, n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 5, n(A $\rm \cap$ C) = 3, n(B $\rm \cap$ C) = 4, n(A $\rm \cap$ B $\rm \cap$ C) = 2 and n(A $\rm \cup$ B $\rm \cup$ C) = 20, then
If n(A) = 36, n(B) = 36, n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 15, n(A $\rm \cap$ C) = 15, n(B $\rm \cap$ C) = 12, n(A $\rm \cup$ B $\rm \cup$ C) = 66, then
If n(A) = 14, n(B) = 13, n(C) = 22, n(A $\rm \cap$ B $\rm \cap$ C) = 4, n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 4, n(B $\rm \cap$ C) = 9, n(C $\rm \cap$ A) = 11, and n ($\rm \overline { A \cup B \cup C }$) = 4, then
If n(X) = 48, n(Y) = 51, n(Z) = 40, n(X $\rm \cap$ Y) = 11, n(Y $\rm \cap$ Z) = 10, n(Z $\rm \cap$ X) = 9, n(X $\rm \cap$ Y $\rm \cap$ Z) = 4 and $\rm n( \overline{X \cup Y \cup Z } )$ = 7, then
In a survey of 200 people, 120 like to play football, 85 like to play volleyball and 30 like to play none of these two games.
A survey was conducted among 20 students of a Secondary School of class X, where 14 students participated in football and 12 students in volleyball games. Every student has participated in at least one game.
If A and B are two non-empty sets with m and n (m > n) elements, respectively. What is the maximum number of elements in \( \rm (A \cap B) \)?
In a small village, two candidates A and B are competing against one another in an election. If each person voted without invalid votes, what can be the values of \( \rm n(A \cap B) \) and \( \rm n(A \cup B) \)?
Out of 90 students who participated in an examination, 43 passed in Science, 40 in Mathematics and 38 in Nepali. Among them, 13 passed in Science and Mathematics, 18 in Mathematics and Nepali as well as 16 passed in Science and Nepali. Using the information, answer the following questions: i) Show the information in Venn diagram. ii) Find the number of students who did not pass in any subject.
In a survey of a group, 60 like tea, 45 like coffee, 30 like milk, 25 like coffee and tea, 20 like milk and tea, 15 like coffee and milk and 10 like all three drinks. Based on the information, answer the following questions: i) Show the information in a Venn-diagram. ii) Find how many people were surveyed.
In a survey among 60 students, 23 played volleyball, 15 played basketball and 20 played cricket. If 7 played volleyball and basketball, 5 played basketball and cricket, 4 played volleyball and cricket but 15 played neither of the games. Based on this information, answer the following questions: i) Show the information in Venn-diagram. ii) Find how many students played all the three games. iii) How many played only volleyball and cricket.
In a survey of 125 students of class 10 in a school, 65 preferred to visit Lumbini, 75 preferred to visit Pokhara and 25 preferred both the places in their annual excursion.
(i) Show the above information in a Venn-diagram
(ii) Find the number of students who liked neither of two places.
(iii) Find the number of students who liked only Lumbini.
In a survey of 2000 Indian tourists who arrived in Nepal, 65% wished to visit Pashupati, 50% wished to visit Chandragiri and 45% wished to visit Manakamana. Similarly, 35% wished to visit Pashupati and Chandragiri, 25% to Chandragiri and Manakamana, and 20% to Manakamana and Pashupati. If 5% wished to visit none of these places, find the number of tourists who wished to visit all these three places.
In a survey of 300 people, it was found that 150 people like iPhones and 200 people like Android phones. But 25 people did not like any of these two phones.
If n(A) = 35, n(B) = 30, and n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 20, find n (A $\cup$ B) and no(A) by using a Venn diagram.
If n(X) = 40, n(Y) = 60 and n(X $\rm \cup$ Y) = 85, then find n(X $\rm \cap$ Y) and no(Y) by using formula.
If P = {Multiples of 2 up to 20}, Q = {Multiples of 3 up to 24} and U = {integers from 1 to 25}, find no(P) and n(P $\rm \cup$ Q) by using a Venn diagram.
If A = {factors of 18}, B = {multiples of 3 up to 27}, and U = {integers from 1 to 30}, find the cardinality of no(B) and n(A$\rm \cup$B) by using a Venn diagram.
In sets A and B, A has 40 members, B has 50 members, and $\rm (A \cup B)$ has 60 members. By how many elements $\rm (A \cap B)$ is formed?
In sets A and B, A has 50 members, B has 60 members, and 30 members are the same in both sets. By how many elements $\rm (A \cup B)$ is formed?
Out of 90 civil servants, 65 were working in the office, 50 were working in the field and 35 were working in both the premises (sites).
Out of 100 students, 80 passed in Science, 71 in Mathematics, 10 failed in both subjects, and 7 did not appear in an examination.
In an examination, it was found that 55% failed in Maths and 45% failed in English. If 35% passed in both subjects
45% of the students of a school play basketball, 40% play cricket, and 30% play both. If 360 students play neither basketball nor cricket then answer the following questions:
In an exam, 70% of the examinees passed in Science, 75% in Maths, 10% of them failed in both subjects, and 220 examinees passed in both subjects. If S and M are the set of examinees passed in Science and Maths respectively, then answer the following questions:
The population of the village is 15000. Among them 9000 read Magazine A, 7500 read Magazine B, and 40% read both magazines.
In a class of 25 students, 12 have chosen Mathematics, 8 have chosen Mathematics but not Biology. If each of them has chosen at least one, then
In a class of 65 students, 10 students liked Maths but not English, and 20 students liked English but not Maths. If 5 students did not like both then,
Out of 100 students of class V, 73 passed in Mathematics and 84 in Nepali in the final examination but 7 failed in both subjects and 5 were absent in the examination.
Out of 75 students of class X, 30 passed in Mathematics and 40 in Social Studies in the final examination, but 10 failed in both subjects and 5 were absent in the examination.
Out of 100 students in a class, 20 students like Maths but not Science, and 30 students like Science but not Maths. If 20 students like neither of the subjects
250 students in a group were asked whether they like mango or apple. 80 students like mango but not apple and 50 students like apple but not mango. If 50 students do not like both of the fruits, then,
1000 students in a school like Nepali, History, or both subjects. Out of them, 400 like both subjects. If the ratio of the number of students who like Nepali and History is 3:2, by using the Venn diagram, find
In a school, 640 teachers like either milk or curd or both. The ratio of the number of teachers who like milk to the number of teachers who like curd is 3:2 and 160 teachers like both milk and curd. Find:
If n(A) = 40, n(B) = 60, and n(A $\rm \cup$ B) = 80,
A and B are two subsets of a universal set U in which n(U) = 43, n(A) = 25, n(B) = 18, and n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 7.
If A and B are two subsets of a universal set U in which, n(U) = 70, n(A) = 40, n(B) = 20, and $\rm n \overline { A \cup B}$ = 15 then
If n(A) = 40, n(B) = 60 and $\rm n (A \cup B) = 80$, then
In a survey of 60 students, 30 drink milk, 25 drink curd, and 10 students drink milk as well as curd.
A survey of a community shows that 55% of the people like to listen to the radio, 65% like to watch the television, and 35% like to listen radio as well as to watch the television.
In a class of 30 students, 20 students like to play cricket and 15 like to play volleyball. Also, each student likes to play at least one of the two games.
In a survey before an election, 65% of people liked leader A and 60% of people liked leader B. If 15% of people did not like to open their opinion about any of the leaders,
In a group of 100 students, 68 liked the football game, 60 liked the volleyball game and 2 didn't like any of the games.
In a survey of 119 students, it was found that 16 drink neither milk nor tea and 69 drink milk and tea.
If A = {a,c,e}, B = {b,c,d}, and C = {a,c,d,f}, find $\rm n(A \cap B \cap C)$.
If A = {1, 2, 3}, B = {2, 3, 4}, and C = {3, 4, 5}, find $\rm n(A \cup B \cup C)$.
If n(A) = 65, n(B) = 50, n(C) = 35, n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 25, n(B $\rm \cap$ C) = 20, n(C $\rm \cap$ A) = 15, n(A $\rm \cap$ B $\rm \cap$ C) = 5, and n(U) = 100,
If n(A) = 48, n(B) = 51, n(C) = 40, n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 11, n(B $\rm \cap$ C) = 10, n(C $\rm \cap$ A) = 9, n(A $\rm \cap$ B $\rm \cap$ C) = 4 and n(U) = 120,
Sets A, B, and C are the subsets of the universal set U. If n(U) = 300, n(A) = 100, n(B) = 90, n(C) = 110, n(A$\rm \cap$B) = 60, n(B$\rm \cap$C) = 40, n(C$\rm \cap$A) = 45, and n(A $\rm \cup$ B $\rm \cup$ C) = 200.
A, B and C are the subsets of the universal set U. If n(U) = 100, n(A) = 60, n(B) = 45, n(C) = 30, n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 25, n(B $\rm \cap$ C) = 20, n(C $\rm \cap$ A) = 15, n(A $\rm \cup$ B $\rm \cup$ C) = 85.
If n(A) = 12, n(B) = 12, n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 5, n(A $\rm \cap$ C) = 3, n(B $\rm \cap$ C) = 4, n(A $\rm \cap$ B $\rm \cap$ C) = 2 and n(A $\rm \cup$ B $\rm \cup$ C) = 20, then
If n(A) = 36, n(B) = 36, n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 15, n(A $\rm \cap$ C) = 15, n(B $\rm \cap$ C) = 12, n(A $\rm \cup$ B $\rm \cup$ C) = 66, then
If n(A) = 14, n(B) = 13, n(C) = 22, n(A $\rm \cap$ B $\rm \cap$ C) = 4, n(A $\rm \cap$ B) = 4, n(B $\rm \cap$ C) = 9, n(C $\rm \cap$ A) = 11, and n ($\rm \overline { A \cup B \cup C }$) = 4, then
If n(X) = 48, n(Y) = 51, n(Z) = 40, n(X $\rm \cap$ Y) = 11, n(Y $\rm \cap$ Z) = 10, n(Z $\rm \cap$ X) = 9, n(X $\rm \cap$ Y $\rm \cap$ Z) = 4 and $\rm n( \overline{X \cup Y \cup Z } )$ = 7, then
In a survey of 200 people, 120 like to play football, 85 like to play volleyball and 30 like to play none of these two games.
A survey was conducted among 20 students of a Secondary School of class X, where 14 students participated in football and 12 students in volleyball games. Every student has participated in at least one game.
If A and B are two non-empty sets with m and n (m > n) elements, respectively. What is the maximum number of elements in \( \rm (A \cap B) \)?
In a small village, two candidates A and B are competing against one another in an election. If each person voted without invalid votes, what can be the values of \( \rm n(A \cap B) \) and \( \rm n(A \cup B) \)?