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ISEE Upper Level Quantitative Reasoning › Venn Diagrams

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Venn

In the above Venn diagram, the universal set is defined as . Each of the eight letters is placed in its correct region. Which of the following is equal to ?

Explanation

is the complement of - the set of all elements in not in .

is the union of sets and - the set of all elements in either or . Therefore, is the set of all elements in neither nor , which can be seen from the diagram to be only one element - . Therefore,

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Venn

In the above Venn diagram, the universal set is defined as . Each of the eight letters is placed in its correct region. Which of the following is equal to ?

Explanation

is the complement of - the set of all elements in not in .

is the union of sets and - the set of all elements in either or . Therefore, is the set of all elements in neither nor , which can be seen from the diagram to be only one element - . Therefore,

3

Venn

In the above Venn diagram, the universal set is defined as . Each of the eight letters is placed in its correct region.

What is ?

Explanation

is the intersection of sets and - that is, the set of all elements of that are elements of both and . We want all of the letters that fall in both circles, which from the diagram can be seen to be and . Therefore,

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Venn

In the above Venn diagram, the universal set is defined as . Each of the eight letters is placed in its correct region.

What is ?

Explanation

is the intersection of sets and - that is, the set of all elements of that are elements of both and . We want all of the letters that fall in both circles, which from the diagram can be seen to be and . Therefore,

5

The following Venn diagram depicts the number of students who play hockey, football, and baseball. How many students play football and baseball?

Problem_9

Explanation

The number of students who play football or baseball can by finding the summer of the number of students who play football alone, baseball alone, baseball and football, and all three sports.

6

The following Venn diagram depicts the number of students who play hockey, football, and baseball. How many students play football and baseball?

Problem_9

Explanation

The number of students who play football or baseball can by finding the summer of the number of students who play football alone, baseball alone, baseball and football, and all three sports.

7

Venn

In the above Venn diagram, the universal set is defined as . Each of the eight letters is placed in its correct region. Which of the following is equal to ?

Explanation

is the complement of - the set of all elements in not in .

is the intersection of sets and - that is, the set of all elements of that are elements of both and . Therefore, is the set of all elements that are not in both and , which can be seen from the diagram to be all elements except and . Therefore,

.

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Venn

In the above Venn diagram, the universal set is defined as . Each of the eight letters is placed in its correct region. Which of the following is equal to ?

Explanation

is the complement of - the set of all elements in not in .

is the intersection of sets and - that is, the set of all elements of that are elements of both and . Therefore, is the set of all elements that are not in both and , which can be seen from the diagram to be all elements except and . Therefore,

.

9

A class of students was asked whether they have cats, dogs, or both.The results are depicted in the following Venn diagram. How many students do not have a dog?

Question_5

Explanation

First, calculate the number of students with a dog:

Next, subtract the number of students with a dog from the total number of students.

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A class of students was asked whether they have cats, dogs, or both.The results are depicted in the following Venn diagram. How many students do not have a dog?

Question_5

Explanation

First, calculate the number of students with a dog:

Next, subtract the number of students with a dog from the total number of students.

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