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Solution: 2016 Fall Final - 5

Author: Michiel Smid

Question

In a group of 100 students,
  • 25 drink cider,
  • 50 drink beer,
  • 33 do not drink cider and do not drink beer.
How many people in this group drink both cider and beer?
(a)
11
(b)
8
(c)
9
(d)
10

Solution

  • Let S be the set of all students.
    $ |S| = 100 $
  • Let C be the event that someone drinks cider
    $ |C| = 25 $
  • Let B be the event that someone drinks beer
    $ |B| = 50 $
  • Let $ \overline{C} \cap \overline{B} $ be the event that someone does not drink cider and does not drink beer
    $ | \overline{C} \cap \overline{B} | = 33 $

Find the union of C and B

$ |C \cup B| = |S| - | \overline{C} \cap \overline{B} | $

$ |C \cup B| = 100 - 33 $

$ |C \cup B| = 67 $

Now, we find the intersection of C and B

$ |C \cup B| = |C| + |B| - |C \cap B| $

$ 67 = 25 + 50 - |C \cap B| $

$ |C \cap B| = 8 $