Set Union Cardinalities 2Cc97F
1. **Problem statement:** Given sets A, B, and C with the following cardinalities:
$n(A) = 18$, $n(B) = 21$, $n(C) = 22$, $n(A \cap B) = 9$, $n(A \cap C) = 7$, $n(B \cap C) = 11$, and $n(A \cap B \cap C) = 2$.
Find:
a) $n(B \cup C)$
b) $n(A \cup B)$
c) $n(A \cup C)$
d) $n(A \cup B \cup C)$
2. **Formula used:** For any two sets $X$ and $Y$,
$$n(X \cup Y) = n(X) + n(Y) - n(X \cap Y)$$
For three sets $A$, $B$, and $C$,
$$n(A \cup B \cup C) = n(A) + n(B) + n(C) - n(A \cap B) - n(A \cap C) - n(B \cap C) + n(A \cap B \cap C)$$
3. **Calculations:**
a) Calculate $n(B \cup C)$:
$$n(B \cup C) = n(B) + n(C) - n(B \cap C) = 21 + 22 - 11 = 32$$
b) Calculate $n(A \cup B)$:
$$n(A \cup B) = n(A) + n(B) - n(A \cap B) = 18 + 21 - 9 = 30$$
c) Calculate $n(A \cup C)$:
$$n(A \cup C) = n(A) + n(C) - n(A \cap C) = 18 + 22 - 7 = 33$$
d) Calculate $n(A \cup B \cup C)$:
$$n(A \cup B \cup C) = 18 + 21 + 22 - 9 - 7 - 11 + 2 = 36$$
4. **Final answers:**
a) $n(B \cup C) = 32$
b) $n(A \cup B) = 30$
c) $n(A \cup C) = 33$
d) $n(A \cup B \cup C) = 36$