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Solving Word Problems Involving Sets

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Solving Word Problems Involving Sets

The documents contain math problems and word problems involving sets, as well as practice problems and their solutions related to sets, Venn diagrams, and counting principles. Various word problems ask the reader to determine the number of elements/people in overlapping and distinct sets based on given criteria.

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12 𝑥 4

48
2 𝑥 4 +3

11
6 4 ÷ 4

16
5 +7 𝑥 2

19
16 ÷ 2 𝑥 5

40
B = {-3, -1, 0, 4, 5, 7}
C = {-2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6}
B C = {-3, -2, -1, 0, 1,
2,
B = {-3, -1, 0, 4, 5, 7}
C = {-2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6}
B C={4}
A = {2, 4, 5, 9}
C = {3, 6, 7, 8}
A C = {2, 3, 4, 5,
6,
A = {2, 4, 5, 9}
C = {3, 6, 7, 8}
A C={}
WORD
PROBLEMS
INVOLING
SETS
In Mr. Carlo’s class, there
are 16 students who like
dogs, 20 students who like
cats and 5 students who like
both. How many students are
there in Mr. Carlo’s class?
At the petting zoo there are
15 rabbits that eat carrots, 11
rabbits that eat jelly beans,
and 7 rabbits that eat both.
How many rabbits are there
at the petting zoo?
Ismene is riding the elevator at
ComicCon with 13 cosplayers
who like Star Wars, 14 who like
Star Trek, and 9 who like both.
How many cosplayers are in the
elevator with Ismene ?
A group of 25 Grade 7 students were
asked whether they use either
Facebook or Twitter or both. 15 of
these students use Facebook and 12
use Twitter.
a.How many use Facebook only?
b.How many use Twitter only?
c.How many use both social networking
sites?
Students who Students who
use Facebook use Twitter

15 12
A B
𝑺 𝟏𝑺 𝟐𝑺 𝟑
But
A B

13 2 10
ACTIVI
TY
Problem #1:
Among the 70 kids in Brgy. Magana, 53
like to eat in Jollibee while 42 like to eat in
Mc Donalds.
a. How many kids like to eat both in
Jollibee and in Mc Donalds?
b. How many like to eat in Jollibee only?
c. How many like to eat in Mc Donalds
Problem #2:
90 students went to the zoo, 3 had hamburger,
milk and cake; 5 had milk and hamburger; 10
had cake and milk; 8 had cake and
hamburger; 24 had hamburger; 38 had cake;
20 had milk. How many had:
a. Cake only?
b. Milk only?
c. Hamburger only?
15 𝑥 5

75
3 𝑥6+4

22
5 + 64 ÷ 4

21
8 − 7 +2

3
81÷3 𝑥2

54
8 +2 𝑥 4

16
1 00 ÷ 4 𝑥 5

125
𝟐𝟑 − 𝟏𝟓 +𝟕𝟏

79
3 9 ÷ 3+ 2

15
REVIEW
A group of 25 Grade 7 students were
asked whether they use either
Facebook or Twitter or both. 15 of
these students use Facebook and 12
use Twitter.
a.How many use Facebook only?
b.How many use Twitter only?
c.How many use both social networking
sites?
Students who Students who
use Facebook use Twitter

15 12
A B
𝑺 𝟏𝑺 𝟐𝑺 𝟑
But
A B

13 2 10
ACTIVI
TY
Problem #1:
Among the 70 kids in Brgy. Magana, 53
like to eat in Jollibee while 42 like to eat in
Mc Donalds.
a. How many kids like to eat both in
Jollibee and in Mc Donalds?
b. How many like to eat in Jollibee only?
c. How many like to eat in Mc Donalds
Problem #2:
90 students went to the zoo, 3 had hamburger,
milk and cake; 5 had milk and hamburger; 10
had cake and milk; 8 had cake and
hamburger; 24 had hamburger; 38 had cake;
20 had milk. How many had:
a. Cake only?
b. Milk only?
c. Hamburger only?
Problem #1:
Among the 70 kids in Brgy. Magana, 53
like to eat in Jollibee while 42 like to eat in
Mc Donalds.
a. How many kids like to eat both in
Jollibee and in Mc Donalds?
b. How many like to eat in Jollibee only?
c. How many like to eat in Mc Donalds
Jollibee Mc Donalds

53 42
A B
𝑺 𝟏𝑺 𝟐𝑺 𝟑
But
A B

28 25 17
Problem #1:
Among the 70 kids in Brgy. Magana, 53 like to
eat in Jollibee while 42 like to eat in Mc
Donalds.
a. How many kids like to eat both in Jollibee
and in Mc Donalds? 25
b. How many like to eat in Jollibee only?28
c. How many like to eat in Mc Donalds only?
17
Problem #2:
90 students went to the zoo, 3 had
hamburger, milk and cake; 5 had milk and
hamburger; 10 had cake and milk; 8 had
cake and hamburger; 24 had hamburger;
38 had cake; 20 had milk. How many had:
a. Cake only?
b. Milk only?
c. Hamburger only?
Hamburger Milk

𝑲𝟏 5 𝑲𝟐
3
8 10
𝑲𝟑
Cake
Hamburger Milk

24 20

38
Cake
Hamburger Milk
2
𝑲𝟏 5
3
5 8
Kids who had
hamburger – 24

Cake
Hamburger Milk
2
5 𝑲𝟐
3
10 7
Kids who had milk
– 20

Cake
Hamburger Milk

3
5 8 10 7 Kids who had cake
𝑲𝟑 – 38

Cake
Hamburger Milk

𝟏𝟒 2 𝟖
3
5 7
𝟐𝟑
Cake
Problem #2:
90 students went to the zoo, 3 had
hamburger, milk and cake; 5 had milk and
hamburger; 10 had cake and milk; 8 had
cake and hamburger; 24 had hamburger;
38 had cake; 20 had milk. How many had:
a. Cake only? 23
b. Milk only? 8
c. Hamburger only? 14
SEATWO
RK #5
1. In a group of 100 persons, 72
people can speak English and 43
can speak French. How many can
speak English only? How many
can speak French only and how
many can speak both English and
French?
2. Among the 85 kids in Barangay
Manuyo, 50 like eating in Mr.
Puto while 55 like eating in
Nena’s eatery. How many like
eating both in Mr. Puto and in
Nena’s Eatery? In Mr. Puto only?
In Nena’s eatery only?
3. In a competition, a school awarded
medals in different categories. 36
medals in dance, 12 medals in dramatics
and 18 medals in music. If these medals
went to a total of 45 persons and only 4
persons got medals in all the three
categories, how many received medals
in exactly two of these categories?

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