Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Sets

Sets — practice question

Let $\xi = \{\text{students in a school}\}$. $F = \{\text{students who play football}\}$. $B = \{\text{students who play baseball}\}$. Altogether, the school contains 240 students. 120 of the students play football. 40 of the students play baseball. 90 play football but not baseball.
(a)[2]

Complete the Venn diagram so that it shows this information.

(b)[1]

Find $n(F' \cap B')$.

(c)[1]

A student is picked at random from the school. Find the probability that this student plays baseball but not football.

(d)[3]

Two students who play baseball are chosen at random. Find the probability that both of them also play football.

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