# Words problem nr2

• October 27th 2012, 07:43 AM
Petrus
Words problem nr2
361 students at a university has taken a course in the analysis, 223 have taken a course in discrete mathematics, and 188 have read both courses. How many students at the university have taken a course in either analysis or discrete mathematics?
• October 27th 2012, 08:00 AM
Shakarri
Re: Words problem nr2
Call all the people in analysis group A and all those in discrete are group B
The number of people in A and B is AUB
The number of people not in both is A + B - AUB = 361 + 223 - 188= 396
• October 27th 2012, 08:09 AM
Petrus
Re: Words problem nr2
thats so logic just ohh well dont know why i thought like u :s
• October 27th 2012, 08:27 AM
Soroban
Re: Words problem nr2
Hello, Petrus!

There is just barely enough information.

Quote:

361 students at a university has taken a course in Analysis,
223 have taken a course in Discrete Mathematics,
and 188 have taken both courses.
How many students at the university have taken a course in either Analysis or Discrete Mathematics?

We can use this formula:

. . $n(A\,\vee\,D) \,=\,n(A) + n(D) - n(A\,\wedge\,D)$

Or we can place the information into a chart . . .

. . $\begin{array}{c|c|c|c|} & \text{Discrete} & \sim\text{Discr.} & \text{Total} \\ \hline \text{Analysis} & 188 && 361 \\ \hline \sim\text{Analy.} & & & \\ \hline \text{Total} & 223 & & \\ \hline \end{array}$

And we can fill in more data . . .

. . $\begin{array}{c|c|c|c|} & \text{Discrete} & \sim\text{Discr.} & \text{Total} \\ \hline \text{Analysis} & 188 & 173 & 361 \\ \hline \sim\text{Analy.}& 35 & & \\ \hline \text{Total} & 223 & & \\ \hline \end{array}$

Therefore: . $n(A \vee D) \:=\:188 + 173 + 35 \:=\:396$