Jambmaths question:
In a school, 220 students offer Biology or Mathematics or both 125 offer Biology and 110 Mathematics. How many offer Biology but not Mathematics?
Option A:
95
Option B:
80
Option C:
125
Option D:
110
Jamb Maths Solution:
$\begin{align} & \text{Let the set of those that offer Biology be }B \\ & \text{Let the set of those who offer Mathematics be }M \\ & n(B\cup M)=220 \\ & n(B)=125 \\ & n(M)=110 \\ & n(B\cap M)=x \\ & n(B\cap M{{}^{1}})=125-x\text{ (Those who Biology but not Maths)} \\ & n({{B}^{1}}\cap M)=110-x\text{ (Those who Maths but not Biology)} \\ & n(B\cup M)=n(B\cap M{{}^{1}})+n({{B}^{1}}\cap M)+n(B\cap M) \\ & 220=125-x+110-x+x \\ & x=15 \\ & \therefore \text{Those who offer Biology but not mathematics are } \\ & n(B\cap {{M}^{1}})=125-15=110 \\\end{align}$
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