Assignment: Set Theory Problem Set

1) List out the elements of the set “The letters of the word Mississippi”
2) List out the elements of the set “Months of the year”
3) Write a verbal description of the set {3, 6, 9}
4) Write a verbal description of the set {a, i, e, o, u}
5) Is {1, 3, 5} a subset of the set of odd integers?
6) Is {A, B, C} a subset of the set of letters of the alphabet?

For problems 7-12, consider the sets below, and indicate if each statement is true or false.
A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}     B = {1, 3, 5}     C = {4, 6}     U = {numbers from 0 to 10}
7)  3 ∊ B
8)  5 ∊ C
9)  B ⊂ A
10)  C ⊂ A
11)  C ⊂ B
12)  C ⊂ D
Using the sets from above, and treating U as the Universal set, find each of the following:
13)  A ⋃ B
14)  A ⋃ C
15)  A ⋂ C 
16)  B ⋂ C
17)  Ac
18)  Bc
Let D = {b, a, c, k},   E = {t, a, s, k},   F = {b, a, t, h}. Using these sets, find the following:
19)  Dc ⋂ E
20)  Fc ⋂ D
21)  (D ⋂ E) ⋃ F
22)  D ⋂ (E ⋃ F)
23)  (F ⋂ E)c ⋂ D
24)  (D ⋃ E)c ⋂ F
Create a Venn diagram to illustrate each of the following:
25)  (F ⋂ E) ⋃ D
26)  (D ⋃ E)c ⋂ F
27)  (Fc ⋂ Ec) ⋂ D
28)  (D ⋃ E) ⋃ F
Write an expression for the shaded region.
29) 

30) 

31)

32) 

Let A = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}   B = {1, 3, 5}     C = {4, 6}. Find the cardinality of the given set.
33)  n(A)
34)  n(B)
35)  n(A ⋃ C)
36)  n(A ⋂ C)
The Venn diagram here shows the cardinality of each set. Use this in 37-40 to find the cardinality of given set.

A

B

C

7

3

5

4

1

2

8

6

37)  n(A ⋂ C)
38)  n(B ⋃ C)
39)  n(A ⋂ B ⋂ Cc)
40)  n(A ⋂ Bc ⋂ C)
41)  If n(G) = 20, n(H) = 30, n(G ⋂ H) = 5, find n(G ⋃ H)
42)  If n(G) = 5, n(H) = 8, n(G ⋂ H) = 4, find n(G ⋃ H)

43) A survey was given asking whether they watch movies at home from Netflix, Redbox, or a video store. Use the results to determine how many people use Redbox.
52 only use Netflix	62 only use Redbox	
16 use only a video store and Redbox	24 only use a video store                    	
48 use only Netflix and Redbox	30 use only a video store and Netflix	
10 use all three	25 use none of these	

44) A survey asked buyers whether color, size, or brand influenced their choice of cell phone. The results are below. How many people were influenced by brand?
5 only said color	8 only said size	
16 only said brand	20 said only color and size	
42 said only color and brand	53 said only size and brand	
102 said all three	20 said none of these	

45) Use the given information to complete a Venn diagram, then determine: a) how many students have seen exactly one of these movies, and b) how many had seen only Star Wars.
18 had seen The Matrix (M)	24 had seen Star Wars (SW)	
20 had seen Lord of the Rings (LotR)        	10 had seen M and SW	
6 had seen all three	14 had seen LotR and SW                                	
12 had seen M and LotR		

46) A survey asked people what alternative transportation modes they use. Using the data to complete a Venn diagram, then determine: a) what percent of people only ride the bus, and b) how many people don’t use any alternate transportation.

30% use the bus	10% ride a bicycle and walk	
20% ride a bicycle	5% use the bus and ride a bicycle	
25% walk	12% use the bus and walk	
2% use all three