Suppose Set A contains 77 elements and Set B contains 59 elements. If the total number elements in either Set A or Set B is 108, how many elements do Sets A and B have in common? Answer = elements

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### Problem Description

Suppose Set A contains 77 elements and Set B contains 59 elements. If the total number of elements in either Set A or Set B is 108, how many elements do Sets A and B have in common?

### Solution

To find the number of elements that Sets A and B have in common, we use the formula for the union of two sets:
\[ 
|A \cup B| = |A| + |B| - |A \cap B| 
\]
where:
- \(|A \cup B|\) is the total number of elements in either Set A or Set B.
- \(|A|\) is the number of elements in Set A.
- \(|B|\) is the number of elements in Set B.
- \(|A \cap B|\) is the number of elements common to both Set A and Set B.

Given:
- \(|A| = 77\)
- \(|B| = 59\)
- \(|A \cup B| = 108\)

Substituting the known values into the formula:
\[ 
108 = 77 + 59 - |A \cap B| 
\]

Solving for \(|A \cap B|\):
\[ 
|A \cap B| = 77 + 59 - 108 
\]
\[ 
|A \cap B| = 136 - 108 
\]
\[ 
|A \cap B| = 28 
\]

### Conclusion

The number of elements that Sets A and B have in common is 28 elements.
Transcribed Image Text:### Problem Description Suppose Set A contains 77 elements and Set B contains 59 elements. If the total number of elements in either Set A or Set B is 108, how many elements do Sets A and B have in common? ### Solution To find the number of elements that Sets A and B have in common, we use the formula for the union of two sets: \[ |A \cup B| = |A| + |B| - |A \cap B| \] where: - \(|A \cup B|\) is the total number of elements in either Set A or Set B. - \(|A|\) is the number of elements in Set A. - \(|B|\) is the number of elements in Set B. - \(|A \cap B|\) is the number of elements common to both Set A and Set B. Given: - \(|A| = 77\) - \(|B| = 59\) - \(|A \cup B| = 108\) Substituting the known values into the formula: \[ 108 = 77 + 59 - |A \cap B| \] Solving for \(|A \cap B|\): \[ |A \cap B| = 77 + 59 - 108 \] \[ |A \cap B| = 136 - 108 \] \[ |A \cap B| = 28 \] ### Conclusion The number of elements that Sets A and B have in common is 28 elements.
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