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Maths Set Theory and Relations Set Theory Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 14, 2026

In a town of 10,000 families it was found that 40% family buy newspaper A, 20% buy newspaper B and 10% families buy newspaper C, 5% families buy A and B, 3% buy B and C and 4% buy A and C. If 2% families buy all the three newspapers, then number of families which buy A only is

A
3100
B
3300
C
2900
D
1400

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The correct answer is:
B

n(A) = 40% of 10,000 = 4,000

n(B) = 20% of 10,000 = 2,000

n(C) = 10% of 10,000 = 1,000

n (A ∩ ∩ B) = 5% of 10,000 = 500, n (B ∩ ∩ C) = 3% of 10,000

= 300

n(C ∩ ∩ A) = 4% of 10,000 = 400, n(A ∩ ∩ B ∩ ∩ C) = 2% of 10,000 = 200

We want to find n(A ∩ ∩ B c ∩ ∩ C c ) = n[A ∩ ∩ (B ∪ ∪ C) c ]

= n(A) – n[A ∩ ∩ (B ∪ ∪ C)] = n(A) – n[(A ∩ ∩ B) ∪ ∪ (A ∩ ∩ C)]

= n(A) – [n(A ∩ ∩ B) + n(A ∩ ∩ C) – n(A ∩ ∩ B ∩ ∩ C)]

= 4000 – [500 + 400 – 200] = 4000 – 700 = 3300.

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