CXC Sets Practice Worksheet!

1. A survey of 60 students in form 5 showed that some students drank pop (P) or drank
coffee (C) to wake up before school started.

27 students drank pop

42 students drank coffee
x students drank BOTH pop and coffee

a. Copy the Venn diagram below and complete it to show, in terms of x, the number
of students in each region.
P C
 b. Write an expression, in terms of x, which represents the total number of students
in the survey.

c. Determine the number of students who drank BOTH pop and coffee.

2. In a survey of 100 students in form 5 it was found that

72 students use cameras to take pictures
43 students use their mobile phones to take pictures
x students use BOTH cameras and their mobile phones to take pictures

a. Given that:
U = {students in the survey}
C = {students who use cameras}
M = {students who use mobile phones}

Copy the Venn diagram below and complete it to show, in terms of x, the number
of students in each region.
U
M C

b. Write an expression in terms of x to represent the total number of students in the

survey.

c. Determine the number of students in Form 5 who use BOTH a camera and mobile
phone to take pictures.

d. Determine the number of students in Form 5 who use ONLY a camera.

e. Determine the number of students in Form 5 who use ONLY a mobile phone.
3. In a survey of 36 students, it was found that
30 play basketball
x run track ONLY
9x run track AND play basketball
4 do neither track nor basketball

a. Given that:
U = {students in the survey}
B = {students who play basketball}
T = {students who run track}

Copy the Venn diagram below and complete it to show, in terms of x, the number
of students in each region.
U
B T

b. Write an expression in terms of x to represent the TOTAL number of students in

the survey.

c. Write an equation in terms of x to represent the total number of students in the

survey and hence solve for x.
4. In a survey of 50 students,
23 owned cellular phones
18 owned digital cameras
x owned cellular phones AND digital cameras
2x owned neither

a. Given that:
U = {students in the survey}
D = {students who owned a digital camera}
C = {students who owned a cellular phone}

Copy the Venn diagram below and complete it to show, in terms of x, the number
of students in each region.
U
D C
 b. Write an expression in terms of x for the TOTAL number of students in the
survey.

c. Calculate the value of x.

5. The Venn diagram below shows the number of students who like to study Science and
Math in a class of 39 students.
U = {students in the survey}
S = {students who like to study Science}
M = {students who like to study Math}
U
S M

2x+3 6 x

a. How many students like neither Science nor Math?

b. Calculate the value of x.

c. Hence, state the number of students who like only math.

6. The Venn diagram below shows the number of students who like to east Apples and
Bananas in a class of 44 students.

U = {students in the survey}

A = {students who like Apples}
B = {students who like bananas}
 U
A B

X+8 7 x

a. How many students like neither Apples nor Bananas?

b. Calculate the value of x.

c. Hence, state the number of students who like only Bananas.

7. A survey was conducted among 50 tourists. The results were:

28 visited The United States (A)
40 visited Europe (E)
7x visited both the United States and Europe
x visited neither the United States nor Europe U
A E

7x

a. Copy and complete the Venn diagram below to present the given information
above.
 b. Write an expression in terms of x to represent the TOTAL number of tourists in
the survey.

c. Calculate the value of x.

8. A survey was conducted among 30 tourists. The results were:

16 visited Australia (A)
20 visited Bolivia (B)
3x visited both the United States and Europe
x visited neither the United States nor Europe
U
A B

3x

a. Copy and complete the Venn diagram below to present the given information
above.

b. Write an expression in terms of x to represent the TOTAL number of tourists in

the survey.

c. Calculate the value of x.