Solution: 2017 Fall Final - 6
Author: Michiel Smid Question
Consider a group of 100 students. In this group,
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13 students like Donald Trump,
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25 students like Justin Bieber, and
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8 students like Donald Trump and like Justin Bieber.
How many students do not like Donald Trump and do not like Justin Bieber?
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 $