Question 13 Marks
Out of 100 students; 15 passed in English, 12 passed in Mathematics, 8 in Science, 6 in English and Mathematics, 7 in Mathematics and Science, 4 in English and Science, 4 in all the three. Find how many passed
i. in English and Mathematics but not in Science
ii. in Mathematics and Science but not in English
iii. in Mathematics only
iv. in more than one subject only
i. in English and Mathematics but not in Science
ii. in Mathematics and Science but not in English
iii. in Mathematics only
iv. in more than one subject only
Answer
View full question & answer→Let the set of students who passed in Mathematics be M, the set of students who passed in English be E and the set of students who passed in Science be S.
Then $n(U)=100, n(M)=12, n(E)=15, n(S)=8, n(E \cap M)=6, n(M \cap S)=7, n(E \cap S)=4$ and $n(E \cap M \cap S)=4$
Let us draw a Venn diagram

According to the Venn diagram,
$\begin{array}{l}n(E \cap S)=4 \Rightarrow e=4 \\ n(E \cap M)=6 \Rightarrow b+e=6 \Rightarrow b+4=6 \Rightarrow b=2 \\ n(M \cap S)=7 \Rightarrow e+f=7 \Rightarrow 4+f=7 \Rightarrow f=3 \\ n(E \cap S)=4 \Rightarrow d+e=4 \Rightarrow d+4=4 \Rightarrow d=0 \\ n(E)=15 \Rightarrow a+b+d+e=15 \Rightarrow a+2+0+4=15 \Rightarrow a=9 \\ n(M)=12 \Rightarrow b+c+e+f=12 \Rightarrow 2+c+4+3=12 \Rightarrow c=3 \\ n(S)=8 \Rightarrow d+e+f+g=8 \Rightarrow 0+4+3+g=8 \Rightarrow g=1\end{array}$
Hence we get,
i. Number of students who passed in English and Mathematics but not in Science, $b=2$.
ii. Number of students who passed in Mathematics and Science but not in English, $f =3$.
iii. Number of students who passed in Mathematics only, $c =3$.
iv. Number of students who passed in more than one subject $= b + e + d + f =2+4+0+3=9$.
Then $n(U)=100, n(M)=12, n(E)=15, n(S)=8, n(E \cap M)=6, n(M \cap S)=7, n(E \cap S)=4$ and $n(E \cap M \cap S)=4$
Let us draw a Venn diagram

According to the Venn diagram,
$\begin{array}{l}n(E \cap S)=4 \Rightarrow e=4 \\ n(E \cap M)=6 \Rightarrow b+e=6 \Rightarrow b+4=6 \Rightarrow b=2 \\ n(M \cap S)=7 \Rightarrow e+f=7 \Rightarrow 4+f=7 \Rightarrow f=3 \\ n(E \cap S)=4 \Rightarrow d+e=4 \Rightarrow d+4=4 \Rightarrow d=0 \\ n(E)=15 \Rightarrow a+b+d+e=15 \Rightarrow a+2+0+4=15 \Rightarrow a=9 \\ n(M)=12 \Rightarrow b+c+e+f=12 \Rightarrow 2+c+4+3=12 \Rightarrow c=3 \\ n(S)=8 \Rightarrow d+e+f+g=8 \Rightarrow 0+4+3+g=8 \Rightarrow g=1\end{array}$
Hence we get,
i. Number of students who passed in English and Mathematics but not in Science, $b=2$.
ii. Number of students who passed in Mathematics and Science but not in English, $f =3$.
iii. Number of students who passed in Mathematics only, $c =3$.
iv. Number of students who passed in more than one subject $= b + e + d + f =2+4+0+3=9$.