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Pizza Queries Solutions

The document provides examples of relational algebra exercises on a pizza dataset. It defines four relations - Person, Frequents, Eats, and Serves and provides solutions to 19 different relational algebra queries on this dataset.

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Pizza Queries Solutions

The document provides examples of relational algebra exercises on a pizza dataset. It defines four relations - Person, Frequents, Eats, and Serves and provides solutions to 19 different relational algebra queries on this dataset.

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Relational-algebra exercises on

Pizza dataset
Solutions
Setup
Person ( name, age, gender )
Frequents ( name, pizzeria )
Eats ( name, pizza )
Serves ( pizzeria, pizza, price )

• Eats contains information about what type of pizza each


person (customer) eats (likes)
• Name is always the customer’s name
• Frequents record information about pizzerias that each
customer frequents (visits)
• Serves contains information about all possible pizza types for
each pizzeria
Person ( name, age, gender )
Frequents ( name, pizzeria )
Eats ( name, pizza )
Serves ( pizzeria, pizza, price )

9. Find the names of all females who eat either


mushroom or pepperoni pizza (or both).

πname(
σgender='female' AND (pizza='mushroom' OR pizza='pepperoni')(Person⋈Eats)
)
Person ( name, age, gender )
Frequents ( name, pizzeria )
Eats ( name, pizza )
Serves ( pizzeria, pizza, price )

10. Find the names of all females who eat both


mushroom and pepperoni pizza.
πname(σgender='female' AND pizza='mushroom'(Person⋈Eats))
∩
πname(σgender='female' AND pizza='pepperoni'(Person⋈Eats))
Person ( name, age, gender )
Frequents ( name, pizzeria )
Eats ( name, pizza )
Serves ( pizzeria, pizza, price )

11. Find all pizzerias that serve at least one pizza


that Amy eats for less than $10.00.
πpizzeria(σname='Amy'(Eats)⋈σprice<10(Serves))
Person ( name, age, gender )
Frequents ( name, pizzeria )
Eats ( name, pizza )
Serves ( pizzeria, pizza, price )

12. Find all pizzerias frequented by at least one


person under the age of 18.
πpizzeria(σage<18(Person)⋈Frequents)
Person ( name, age, gender )
Frequents ( name, pizzeria )
Eats ( name, pizza )
Serves ( pizzeria, pizza, price )

13. Find all pizza types which are not eaten by


anyone
πpizza(Serves) - πpizza(Eats)
Person ( name, age, gender )
Frequents ( name, pizzeria )
Eats ( name, pizza )
Serves ( pizzeria, pizza, price )

14. Find all pizzerias that are frequented by only


females or only males.
πpizzeria(σgender='female'(Person)⋈Frequents) −
πpizzeria(σgender='male'(Person)⋈Frequents)
⋃
πpizzeria(σgender='male'(Person)⋈Frequents) −
πpizzeria(σgender='female'(Person)⋈Frequents)
Person ( name, age, gender )
Frequents ( name, pizzeria )
Eats ( name, pizza )
Serves ( pizzeria, pizza, price )

15. Find all pizzerias where Dan could buy pizzas


that he eats, and where he has never bought a pizza
yet
πpizzeria[(σname=‘Dan'(Eats))⋈ (Serves) ]
-
π pizzeria (σname=‘Dan'(Frequents))
Person ( name, age, gender )
Frequents ( name, pizzeria )
Eats ( name, pizza )
Serves ( pizzeria, pizza, price )

16. For each person, find all pizzas the person


eats that are not served by any pizzeria the
person frequents. Return all such person (name,
pizza) pairs.
Eats−πname,pizza(Frequents⋈Serves)
Person ( name, age, gender )
Frequents ( name, pizzeria )
Eats ( name, pizza )
Serves ( pizzeria, pizza, price )

17. Find the names of all people who frequent


only pizzerias serving at least one pizza they eat.

Explanation
πname(Person) on the next
page
−
πname(Frequents − πname,pizzeria(Eats⋈Serves))
17. Find the names of all people who frequent only
pizzerias serving at least one pizza they eat.

 1. List of all pizzerias which serve at least one of pizzas


which particular person can eat:
πname,pizzeria(Eats⋈Serves)

 2. List of all pizzerias which are frequented by this


person but do not serve any pizza he can it
Frequents - πname,pizzeria(Eats⋈Serves)

 3. Answer to the query


πname(Person)
−
πname(Frequents − πname,pizzeria(Eats⋈Serves))
Person ( name, age, gender )
Frequents ( name, pizzeria )
Eats ( name, pizza )
Serves ( pizzeria, pizza, price )

18. Find the names of all people who frequent


every pizzeria serving at least one pizza they eat.
Explanation
on the next
πname(Person) page

−
πname(πname,pizzeria(Eats⋈Serves)−Frequents)
18. Find the names of all people who frequent every pizzeria
serving at least one pizza they eat.
 1. List of all pizzerias per person which serve at least one pizza
this person can eat:
πname,pizzeria(Eats⋈Serves)

 2. List of pizzerias which serve the desirable pizza but which


person did not visit yet
πname,pizzeria(Eats⋈Serves)−Frequents

 3. All the people excluding those in p.2


πname(Person)
−
πname(πname,pizzeria(Eats⋈Serves)−Frequents)
Person ( name, age, gender )
Frequents ( name, pizzeria )
Eats ( name, pizza )
Serves ( pizzeria, pizza, price )

19. Find the pizzeria serving the cheapest pepperoni


pizza. In the case of ties, return all of the cheapest-
pepperoni pizzerias.
πpizzeria(σpizza='pepperoni'Serves)
−
π pizzeria [σprice>price2( Explanation
on the next
πpizzeria,price(σpizza='pepperoni'Serves) page
×
ρpizzeria2,price2πpizzeria,price(σpizza='pepperoni'Serves))]
19. Find the pizzeria serving the cheapest pepperoni pizza. In the case of ties,
return all of the cheapest-pepperoni pizzerias.

 1. Finds all pizzerias where price for pepperoni pizza is greater than in
some other pizzeria
σprice>price2(
πpizzeria,price(σpizza='pepperoni'Serves)
×
ρpizzeria2,price2[πpizzeria,price(σpizza='pepperoni'Serves)]
)

 2. Subtracts it from all other pizzerias serving pepperoni pizzas

πpizzeria(σpizza='pepperoni'Serves)
−
π pizzeria [σprice>price2(
πpizzeria,price(σpizza='pepperoni'Serves)
×
ρpizzeria2,price2πpizzeria,price(σpizza='pepperoni'Serves))]

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