a survey of 500 high school students was taken to determine their favorite chocolate candy. of the 500 students surveyed, 118 like snickers, 185 like twix, 179 like reese's peanut butter cups, 60 like snickers and twix, 87 like twix and reese's peanut butter cups, 57 like snickers and reese's peanut butter cups, and 17 like all three kinds of chocolate candy. how many students like snickers, but not twix or reese's peanut butter cups? a) 118 b) 101 c) 100 d) 18 e) 83 f) none of the above.

Respuesta :

There are 18 students who like snickers but not twix or reese's peanut butter cups.

Given, that 500 high school students was taken to determine their favorite chocolate candy.

118 like snickers, 185 like twix, 179 like reese's peanut butter cups,

60 like snickers and twix, 87 like twix and reese's peanut butter cups, 57 like snickers and reese's peanut butter cups,

and 17 like all three kinds of chocolate candy.

Let A = Set of students like snickers

B = Set of students like twix

C = Set of students like reese's peanut butter cups

Now, we have to find the number of students like snickers but not twix or reese's peanut butter cups i.e. A - A∩B - A∩C + A∩B∩C

A - A∩B - A∩C + A∩B∩C = 118 - 60 - 57 + 17

A - A∩B - A∩C + A∩B∩C = 135 - 117

A - A∩B - A∩C + A∩B∩C = 18

Hence, there are 18 students who like snickers but not twix or reese's peanut butter cups.

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