Question 13 Marks
In a class, $18$ students took Physics $, 23$ students took Chemistry and $24$ students took
Mathematics of these $13$ took both Chemistry and Mathematics, $12$ took both Physics and Chemistry and $11$ took both Physics an Mathematics. If $6$ students offered all the three subjects, find:
$i$. The total number of students.
$ii$. How many took Maths but not Chemistry.
$iii$. How many took exactly one of the three subjects.
Mathematics of these $13$ took both Chemistry and Mathematics, $12$ took both Physics and Chemistry and $11$ took both Physics an Mathematics. If $6$ students offered all the three subjects, find:
$i$. The total number of students.
$ii$. How many took Maths but not Chemistry.
$iii$. How many took exactly one of the three subjects.
Answer
View full question & answer→Given $, n(p)=18, n(C)=23, n(M)=24, n(C \cap M)=13$
$n(P \cap C)=12, n(P \cap M)=11 $ and $ n(P \cap C \cap M)=6$
$i$. Total no. of students in the class
$=n(P \cup C \cup M)$
$=n(P)+n(C)+n(M)-n(P \cap C)-n(P \cap M)-n(C \cap M)+n(P \cap C \cap M)$
$=18+23+24-12-11-13+6=35$
$ii$. No. of students who took Mathematics but not Chemistry
$=n(M-C)$
$=n(M)-n(M \cap C)$
$=24-13=11$
$iii.$ No. of students who took exactly one of the three subjects
$=n(P)+n(C)+n(M)-2 n(M \cap P)-2 n(P \cap C)-2 n(M \cap C)+3 n(P \cap C \cap M)$
$=18+23+24-2 \times 11-2 \times 12-2 \times 13+3 \times 6$
$=65-22-24-26+18$
$=83-72=11$
$n(P \cap C)=12, n(P \cap M)=11 $ and $ n(P \cap C \cap M)=6$
$i$. Total no. of students in the class
$=n(P \cup C \cup M)$
$=n(P)+n(C)+n(M)-n(P \cap C)-n(P \cap M)-n(C \cap M)+n(P \cap C \cap M)$
$=18+23+24-12-11-13+6=35$
$ii$. No. of students who took Mathematics but not Chemistry
$=n(M-C)$
$=n(M)-n(M \cap C)$
$=24-13=11$
$iii.$ No. of students who took exactly one of the three subjects
$=n(P)+n(C)+n(M)-2 n(M \cap P)-2 n(P \cap C)-2 n(M \cap C)+3 n(P \cap C \cap M)$
$=18+23+24-2 \times 11-2 \times 12-2 \times 13+3 \times 6$
$=65-22-24-26+18$
$=83-72=11$
