我SEE Upper Level Quantitative : Venn Diagrams

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Example Question #1 :Data Analysis And Probability

Venn

Let the universal setbe the set of all positive integers. Define:

Examine the above Venn diagram. If each integer was to be placed in its correct region, which of the following would be placed in the gray area?

Possible Answers:

None of the other choices is correct.

Correct answer:

None of the other choices is correct.

Explanation:

The grayed portion of the Venn diagram corresponds to those integers which are not in any of,, or. Therefore, we eliminate any choices that are in any of the three sets.

is the set of integers which end in 1 or 6; we can eliminate 166 and 176 immediately.

is the set of perfect square integers; we can eliminate 144, since.

is the set of integers which, when divided by 4, yields remainder 2. Since, we can eliminate 154.

All four choices have been eliminated.

Example Question #2 :Data Analysis And Probability

Venn

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

What is?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

is the union of setsand- that is, the set of all elements ofthat are elements of eitheror. We want all of the letters that fall in either circle, which from the diagram can be seen to be all of the letters except. Therefore,

Example Question #1 :How To Use A Venn Diagram

我n a school ofstudents,students take Greek,take Old English, andtake neither. How many take both?

Possible Answers:

No answer is possible.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Based on the information given, you can construct the following Venn Diagram:

Venndiagram-5

我n order to find the overlap, you need to find out how many are in the circles together. This is easy. Subtract:. Now, since the overlap represents a duplication, you need to subtract out one of those duplicate values. Let's call that; therefore, we know that:

Solving for, you get:

Example Question #1 :Data Analysis

我n a group ofpeople,have a laptop andhave a tablet. Of those people who have a laptop or a tablet,have both. How many people in the total group have neither a laptop nor a tablet?

Possible Answers:

No answer possible

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Based on the information given, you can draw the following Venn Diagram:

Venndiagram-6

To solve this, remember that the total number of values in the two circles is:

(We must do this because of the overlap. You need to subtract out one instance of that overlap.)

我f we assign the valuefor the unknown region, we know:

Example Question #5 :Data Analysis And Probability

我n a group of plants,are green,have large leaves, andare both green and have large leaves. How many plants are green without large leaves?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Based on the information, you can draw the following Venn Diagram:

Venndiagram-7

我t is very easy to solve for the number of plants that have green leaves but not large ones. This is merely. We find this by eliminating the large-leaved plants from the green ones (by subtracting the overlap from the green ones).

Example Question #6 :Data Analysis And Probability

我n a group ofpeople,have books,have pens, andhave neither books nor pens. How many people in the group haveonlybooks?

Possible Answers:

Cannot be determined

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Based on the information given, you can draw the following Venn Diagram:

Venndiagram-8

Now, you must begin by solving for. You know that the two circles together will havein them. This is arrived at by subtracting the people who have neither books nor pens () from the "universe" of people in the sample space (). Now, we know that. This is because of the overlap ofin both groups. We have to get rid of one instance of that. Thus we can solve for:

Now, we can find the number of people with只有书by subtractingfrom theto get.

Example Question #7 :Data Analysis And Probability

Venn 2

Examine the above Venn diagram. Letbe the universal set of the Presidents of the United States.is the set of all Presidents born in Virginia;is the set of all Presidents born after 1850;is the set of all Presidents whose first name was or is James.

James Abram Garfield was born in Ohio in 1831. In which region would he fall?

Possible Answers:

V

我V

我我

我我我

Correct answer:

V

Explanation:

Carter would not fall in set A, since he was not a President born in Virginia.

He would not fall in B, since he was born before 1850.

He would fall in C, since his first name is James.

He would fall in the region included in set C, butnotA or B - this is Region V.

Example Question #8 :Data Analysis And Probability

Venn 2

Examine the above Venn diagram. Letbe the universal set of the Presidents of the United States.is the set of all Presidents born in Virginia;is the set of all Presidents born after 1850;is the set of all Presidents whose first name was or is James.

James Earl Carter was born in Georgia in 1924. In which region would he fall?

Possible Answers:

V

我我我

我V

我我

Correct answer:

我我我

Explanation:

Carter would not fall in set A, since he was not a President born in Virginia.

He would fall in B, since he was born after 1850.

He would fall in C, since his first name is James.

He would fall in the region included in sets B and C, butnotA - this is Region III.

Example Question #1 :Venn Diagrams

Venn 2

Examine the above Venn diagram. Let universal setrepresent the set of all words in the English language.

Letbe the set of all words whose last letter is a consonant. Letbe the set of all words whose first letter is a vowel. Letbe the set of all words exactly five letters in length.

Which of the following would be a subset of the set represented by the shaded region in the diagram?

Note: for purposes of this question, "Y" is considered a consonant.

Possible Answers:

{usher, aspen, ester, order, earth}

{eagle, uvula, apnea, unsee, abide}

{potato, tomato, breeze, mimosa, magnolia}

{price, value, pinna, trove, three}

{catfish, division, rot, status, giving}

Correct answer:

{price, value, pinna, trove, three}

Explanation:

The subset must comprise words that fall inside set, but neithernor.

Therefore, all of the words in the subset must have exactly five letters, but cannot begin with a vowel or end with a consonant - that is, we are looking for a set of five-letter words that begin with a consonant and end with a vowel.

The only set among the five choices that matches this description is the set

{price, value, pinna, trove, three}.

Example Question #10 :Data Analysis And Probability

Venn 2

Examine the above Venn diagram. Let universal setrepresent the set of all words in the English language.

Letbe the set of all words whose last letter is a vowel. Letbe the set of all words whose first letter is a consonant. Letbe the set of all words exactly six letters in length.

Which of the following would be a subset of the set represented by the shaded region in the diagram?

Note: for purposes of this question, "Y" is considered a consonant.

Possible Answers:

{autism, enough, ideals, occult, unduly}

{tomato, potato, ravine, cabana, marine}

{plateau, portmanteau, calliope, marionette, taco}

{apnea, esoterica, irradiate, opulence, uvula}

{autistic, estrogen, ideology, opal, understand}

Correct answer:

{plateau, portmanteau, calliope, marionette, taco}

Explanation:

The subset must comprise words that fall inside setsand, butnot. Therefore, all of the words in the subset must begin with a consonant, end with a vowel, andnothave six letters.

Of the given choices, the only set whose elements fit this description is {plateau, portmanteau, calliope, marionette, taco}.

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