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Solution: 2017 Fall Final - 6

Author: Michiel Smid

Question

Consider a group of 100 students. In this group,
  • 13 students like Donald Trump,
  • 25 students like Justin Bieber, and
  • 8 students like Donald Trump and like Justin Bieber.
How many students do not like Donald Trump and do not like Justin Bieber?
(a)
70
(b)
71
(c)
69
(d)
72

Solution

  • Let D be the set of students that like Donald Trump
    $ |D| = 13 $
  • Let B be the set of students that like Justin Bieber
    $ |B| = 25 $
  • Let $ D \cap B $ be the set of students that like both Donald Trump and Justin Bieber
    $ |D \cap B| = 8 $

Let’s find $ |D \cup B| $

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

$ |D \cup B| = 13 + 25 - 8 $

$ |D \cup B| = 30 $

We’re looking for $ | \overline{D} \cap \overline{B} | = 100 - |D \cup B| $

$ | \overline{D} \cap \overline{B} | = 100 - 30 $

$ | \overline{D} \cap \overline{B} | = 70 $