Math Problem Statement

A pet store surveyed 132 people to gather information about the types of pet they own. 66 people said they own a bird, 85 said they own a cat and 47 said they own both a bird and a cat

Solution

This problem involves using the principle of inclusion-exclusion to find out how many people own only a bird, only a cat, or neither.

Given Information:

  • Total number of surveyed people: 132132
  • People who own a bird: 6666
  • People who own a cat: 8585
  • People who own both a bird and a cat: 4747

Questions to Answer:

  1. How many people own only a bird?
  2. How many people own only a cat?
  3. How many people own either a bird or a cat (or both)?
  4. How many people do not own either a bird or a cat?

Solutions:

  1. Number of people who own only a bird:

    To find the number of people who own only a bird, subtract the number of people who own both a bird and a cat from the number of people who own a bird: People who own only a bird=6647=19\text{People who own only a bird} = 66 - 47 = 19

  2. Number of people who own only a cat:

    Similarly, subtract the number of people who own both a bird and a cat from the number of people who own a cat: People who own only a cat=8547=38\text{People who own only a cat} = 85 - 47 = 38

  3. Number of people who own either a bird or a cat (or both):

    Use the principle of inclusion-exclusion to find the number of people who own either a bird or a cat (or both): People who own either or both=66+8547=104\text{People who own either or both} = 66 + 85 - 47 = 104

  4. Number of people who do not own either a bird or a cat:

    Subtract the number of people who own either a bird or a cat (or both) from the total number of surveyed people: People who do not own either=132104=28\text{People who do not own either} = 132 - 104 = 28

Summary:

  • People who own only a bird: 19
  • People who own only a cat: 38
  • People who own either a bird or a cat (or both): 104
  • People who do not own either: 28

Would you like further clarification on any part of this solution or have any more questions?


Relative Questions:

  1. How many people own exactly one pet (either a bird or a cat, but not both)?
  2. What percentage of the surveyed people own both a bird and a cat?
  3. If 10 more people owned both a bird and a cat, how would the calculations change?
  4. How many more people would need to own only a cat to have an equal number of cat-only and bird-only owners?
  5. How would the results change if the total number of surveyed people increased to 200?

Tip:

When solving problems involving sets and overlapping categories, the principle of inclusion-exclusion is a powerful tool for accurately counting elements in various categories.