Venn Physics Chemistry Biology Ca2140
1. **State the problem:** We have three sets representing students who sat exams in Physics (P), Chemistry (C), and Biology (B). Given are the numbers of students in each subject and their intersections:
- $n(P) = 37$
- $n(C) = 48$
- $n(B) = 45$
- $n(P \cap C) = 15$
- $n(C \cap B) = 13$
- $n(P \cap B) = 7$
- $n(P \cap C \cap B) = 5$
We need to:
a. Draw a Venn diagram representing this information.
b. Calculate $n(P \cup C \cup B)$, the total number of students who sat at least one of the exams.
2. **Formula and rules:**
The formula for the union of three sets is:
$$
n(P \cup C \cup B) = n(P) + n(C) + n(B) - n(P \cap C) - n(C \cap B) - n(P \cap B) + n(P \cap C \cap B)
$$
This formula accounts for double counting in the pairwise intersections and adds back the triple intersection once.
3. **Calculate the union:**
Substitute the given values:
$$
n(P \cup C \cup B) = 37 + 48 + 45 - 15 - 13 - 7 + 5
$$
Simplify step-by-step:
$$
= (37 + 48 + 45) - (15 + 13 + 7) + 5
$$
$$
= 130 - 35 + 5
$$
$$
= 100
$$
4. **Interpretation:**
There are 100 students who sat at least one of the exams in Physics, Chemistry, or Biology.
**Final answer:**
$$
n(P \cup C \cup B) = 100
$$