Math Problem Statement
There are 81 students in the Travel Club. They discovered that 34 members have visited country A, 38 have visited country B, 33 have been to country C, 12 have visited countries A and B, 14 have been only to country C, and 16 have been only to country A. Some club members have not been to any of the three foreign countries, and, curiously, an equal number have been to all three countries. (a) How many students have been to all three countries?
Solution
To solve this problem, we'll use the principle of inclusion-exclusion, which is helpful when dealing with overlapping sets. Let’s define the variables and sets:
- Total number of students:
- Number of students who visited:
- Country A:
- Country B:
- Country C:
- Both A and B:
- Only C:
- Only A:
- Let represent the number of students who have visited all three countries.
Step-by-Step Solution:
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Number of students visiting only A: This is given directly as .
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Number of students visiting only C: This is also given directly as .
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Number of students visiting only B: We need to calculate this indirectly. Let’s start by calculating the number of students who have visited just A and B (excluding C) from .
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Inclusion-Exclusion Formula: The number of students who visited all three countries is represented by , and the number of students who have visited any of the three countries is: We'll substitute the known values into the inclusion-exclusion equation. To compute how many visited all three countries, we set:
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Set Theory
Inclusion-Exclusion Principle
Formulas
|A ∪ B ∪ C| = |A| + |B| + |C| - |A ∩ B| - |B ∩ C| - |A ∩ C| + |A ∩ B ∩ C|
Theorems
Inclusion-Exclusion Principle
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 10-12
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