A survey of 120 college students was taken at registration. Of those surveyed, 75 students registered for a math course, 65 for an English course, and 40 for both math and English. Of those surveyed, a) How many registered only for a math course

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Using Venn sets, it is found that 35 students registered only for a math course.

What is a Venn set?

  • In a Venn set, two non-independent events are related with each other, as are the values associated with each set.

In this problem, the sets are:

  • Set A: Student registered for Math.
  • Set B: Student registered for English.

We have that:

  • 75 students registered for a math course, hence [tex](A - B) + (A \cap B) = 75[/tex]
  • 40 for both math and English, hence [tex](A \cap B) = 40[/tex].

The number registered only for a math course is [tex](A - B)[/tex], hence:

[tex](A - B) + (A \cap B) = 75[/tex]

[tex](A - B) + 40 = 75[/tex]

[tex](A - B) = 35[/tex]

35 students registered only for a math course.

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