Sets-Relations-And-Functions Question 154

Question: In a town of 10000 families, it was found that 40% families buy newspaper A, 20% families buy newspaper B and 10% families buy newspaper C, 5% buy A and B, 3% buy B and C and 4% buy A and C. if 2% families buy all of three newspapers, then the number of families which buy A only, is

Options:

A) 4400

B) 3300

C) 2000

D) 500

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

  • [b] $ n(A)=40 $ % of $ 10000=4000,n( B )=2000, $ $ n(C)=1000,m(A\cap B)=500,n(B\cap C)=300, $ $ n(C\cap A)=400,n(A\cap B\cap C)=200 $
    $ \therefore n(A\cap \overline{B}\cap \overline{C})=n{ A\cap (B\cup C)’ } $ $ =n(A)-n{A\cap (B\cup C)} $ $ =n(A)-n(A\cap B)-n(A\cap C)+n(A\cap B\cap C) $ $ =4000-500-400+200=3300. $