Question

A survey of 500 high school students was taken to determine their favorite chocolate candy. Of the 500 students surveyed, 150 like Snickers, 204 like Twix, 206 like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, 75 like Snickers and Twix, 98 like Twix and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, 100 like Snickers and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and 38 like all three kinds of chocolate candy.
How many students like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups or Snickers, but not Twix?

Answer 1

Answer:

N(AUC∩B') = 121

The number of students that like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups or Snickers, but not Twix is 121

Step-by-step explanation:

Let A represent snickers, B represent Twix and C represent Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.

Given;

N(A) = 150

N(B) = 204

N(C) = 206

N(A∩B) = 75

N(A∩C) = 100

N(B∩C) = 98

N(A∩B∩C) = 38

N(Total) = 500

How many students like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups or Snickers, but not Twix;

N(AUC∩B')

This can be derived by first finding;

N(AUC) = N(A) + N(C) - N(A∩C)

N(AUC) = 150+206-100 = 256

Also,

N(A∩B U B∩C) = N(A∩B) + N(B∩C) - N(A∩B∩C) = 75 + 98 - 38 = 135

N(AUC∩B') = N(AUC) - N(A∩B U B∩C) = 256-135 = 121

N(AUC∩B') = 121

The number of students that like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups or Snickers, but not Twix is 121

See attached venn diagram for clarity.

The number of students that like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups or Snickers, but not Twix is the shaded part