Topic - Notation 1

1 Use set notation to describe the shaded region in each Venn diagram.

[2]

[Total: 2]

2 The Venn diagram shows information about the number of students in a class who like apples (A) and
bananas (B).

(a) Work out the number of students in the class.

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(b) Work out the number of students who like bananas.

................................................... [1]

(c) Work out .

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(d) How many more students like apples than like bananas?

................................................... [1]

(e) One of the students is chosen at random.

Find the probability that this student does not like apples and does not like bananas.

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[Total: 5]

3 In a class of 40 students:

• 28 wear glasses (G)

(a) Complete the Venn diagram. [2]

(b) Use set notation to describe the region that contains a total of 32 students.

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[Total: 3]

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4 This Venn diagram shows information about the number of students who play basketball (B), football (F)
and hockey (H).

Find .

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[Total: 1]

5 x is an integer.

= {x : }

A = {x : x is an odd number}

B = {x : x is a multiple of 3}

C = {x : x is a prime number}

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(a) Complete the Venn diagram to show this information.

[3]

(b) List the elements of

(i) ,

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(ii) .

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(c) Find .

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[Total: 6]

6 The Venn diagram below shows information about the number of gardeners who grow melons (M), potatoes
(P) and carrots (C).

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(a) A gardener is chosen at random from the gardeners who grow melons.

Find the probability that this gardener does not grow carrots.

................................................... [2]

(b) Find .

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[Total: 3]

7 50 students study at least one of the subjects geography (G), mathematics (M) and history (H).

18 study only mathematics.

The Venn diagram below is to be used to show this information.

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(a) Show that x = 4.

[2]

(b) Complete the Venn diagram. [2]

(c) Use set notation to complete this statement.

.............................. [1]

(d) Find .

................................................... [1]

[Total: 6]

8 The Venn diagram shows two sets, A and B.

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(a) Use set notation to complete the statements.

(i) d .............................. A [1]

(ii) {f, g} = .............................. [1]

(b) Complete the statement.

n ( .............................. ) = 6 [1]

[Total: 3]

9 One day, the number of members using the exercise machines (E), the swimming pool (S) and the tennis
courts (T) at a sports club is shown on the Venn diagram.

(a) Find the number of members using only the tennis courts.

................................................... [1]

(b) Find the number of members using the swimming pool.

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(c) A member using the swimming pool is chosen at random.

Find the probability that this member also uses the tennis courts and the exercise machines.

................................................... [2]

(d) Find .

................................................... [1]

[Total: 5]

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(a) Use set notation to complete the statements for the Venn diagram above.

(i) c .............................. X [1]

(ii) .............................. = { a, m, e } [1]

(iii) .............................. [1]

(b) List the elements of .

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(c) Find .

................................................... [1]

[Total: 5]

11
P Q

3 5 10

The Venn diagram shows the number of elements in each set.

(a) Find n(P '∩Q).

Answer(a) ................................................... [1]

(b) Complete the statement n( .........................................) = 17. [1]

[Total: 2]

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