Math G Homework Problems due 9/10/08
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1) Given the sets A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} B = {2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12} find
a) n(A) and n(B) b) A ∩B and A ÈB
c) Can you calculate the complement of A ? Explain
2) A survey of country western songs produces the following information about the common themes of love, prison and trains.
11 songs about a traindriver who was in prison and in love
14 about a prisoner in love
31 about people in love
17 about a traindriver in love
4 about a traindriver i8n prison but not in love
1 about a prisoner who is not in love and does not drive a train
19 about people not in prison, not in love and who don’t drive a train
17 about traindrivers who are not in prison.
Draw a Venn diagram and use it to find how many songs were surveyed.