Math Problem Statement
A survey of 500 adults found that 190 played golf, 200 skied, 95 played tennis, 100 played golf but did not ski or play tennis, 120 skied but did not play golf or tennis, 30 played golf and skied but did not play tennis, and 40 did all three. a. How many played golf and tennis but did not ski? b. How many played tennis but did not play golf or ski? c. How many participated in at least one of the three sports?
Solution
To solve this problem, we will use the principle of inclusion-exclusion and set notation to break down the information given in the survey. Let's define the sets:
- : Set of adults who played golf
- : Set of adults who skied
- : Set of adults who played tennis
Given Information:
- (total who played golf)
- (total who skied)
- (total who played tennis)
- (played golf but did not ski or play tennis)
- (skied but did not play golf or tennis)
- (played golf and skied but did not play tennis)
- (played all three)
a. How many played golf and tennis but did not ski?
We need to find , which is the number of adults who played both golf and tennis but did not ski.
The formula for the total number of people who played golf can be broken down as:
We know:
Substitute these values:
Simplify to find :
So, 20 adults played golf and tennis but did not ski.
b. How many played tennis but did not play golf or ski?
We need to find , which is the number of adults who played tennis but did not play golf or ski.
The formula for the total number of people who played tennis can be broken down as:
We know:
To find , we apply the principle:
However, we first find
Total adults have golf, skiing, or tennis,
Now, skii, tennis, etc.
Finally,
Participants.
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Set theory
Principle of inclusion-exclusion
Formulas
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Theorems
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Suitable Grade Level
High school
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