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O-LevelMathematicsNumber4024/12 · Oct/Nov 2016 · Q143 Marks

In the Venn diagram, shade the region which represents the subset (A ∩ B') ∪ C . [Figure 14.1]

  1. (a)In the Venn diagram, shade the region which represents the subset (A ∩ B') ∪ C . [Figure 14.1][1]
  2. (b)In a group of 36 students, 23 study Spanish, 17 study French, 4 study neither Spanish nor French. By drawing a Venn diagram, or otherwise, find the number of students who study both Spanish and French.[2]

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  1. [1] (a) [Image of Venn diagram with region (A ∩ B') ∪ C shaded]
  2. [2*] (b) 8
  3. M1 for 23 + 17 - (36 – 4)
  4. or M1 for 23-x+x+17-x+4=36 oe
  5. or B1 for S ∩ F' = 15 or F∩ S' = 9

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Number, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 3 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, Oct/Nov 2016 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 14.

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