50 children had a choice of beans, plantain and rice. 21 of them took beans, 24 took plantain and 18 took rice. 3 took beans only, 9 took plantain only, 2 took rice only and 5 took all three items of food.
a. illustrate this information in a Venn diagram.
b. Use your diagram to find the number of children who took;
Plantain and beans only, rice and beans only and none of the three items
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Suppose
x took only beans and plantain
y took only plantain and rice
z took only beans and rice
Then we have
3+x+z+5 = 21
9+x+y+5 = 24
2+y+z+5 = 18
Solve that to get
x=6 took only beans and plantain
y=4 took only plantain and rice
z=7 took only beans and rice
Now we have 3+9+2 + 6+4+7 + 5 = 36
so 14 took none of the three
Apologies for the incorrect response. Thank you for providing the correct information.
From the given information, we can solve for the number of children who took each combination. Let's use the following variables:
x: number of children who took only beans and plantain
y: number of children who took only plantain and rice
z: number of children who took only beans and rice
Using the given information, we can set up the following equations:
3 + x + z + 5 = 21
9 + x + y + 5 = 24
2 + y + z + 5 = 18
Solving these equations, we find:
x = 6 (took only beans and plantain)
y = 4 (took only plantain and rice)
z = 7 (took only beans and rice)
We can now calculate the number of children who took none of the three items:
Total number of children = 50
Number of children who took at least one item = 21 + 24 + 18 - 5 (took all three items) + x + y + z (took only combination of two items)
Total number of children who took none of the three items = Total number of children - Number of children who took at least one item
= 50 - (21 + 24 + 18 - 5 + x + y + z)
= 50 - (58 + 6 + 4 + 7)
= 50 - 75
= -25
The result does not make sense as we cannot have a negative number of children. It seems there may be an error in the given information or calculations. Please double-check the provided data.
50 - (21 + 24 + 18 - 5 + x + y + z) is wrong, since you should have done
50 - (21 + 24 + 18 - 5 + (x+5) + (y+5) + (z+5))
Apologies for the error in my previous response. Let's calculate the number of children who took none of the three items correctly.
Total number of children = 50
Number of children who took at least one item = 21 + 24 + 18 - 5 (took all three items) + (x + 5) + (y + 5) + (z + 5) (took only combination of two items)
Total number of children who took none of the three items = Total number of children - Number of children who took at least one item
= 50 - (21 + 24 + 18 - 5 + (x + 5) + (y + 5) + (z + 5))
= 50 - (58 + x + y + z + 15)
Since we have the values for x, y, and z:
= 50 - (58 + 6 + 4 + 7 + 15)
= 50 - 90
= -40
Again, we have a negative result, which does not make sense. It seems there is an error in the given information or calculations. Please double-check the provided data.
a. Here is an illustration of the information in a Venn diagram:
Beans (21)
/ \
/ \
Beans only (3) Beans and Plantain (x)
\ /
\ /
All three (5)
Plantain (24)
/
/
/
Plantain only (9)
\
\
\
None (y)
\
\
\
Rice (18)
/ \
/ \
/
Rice only (2)
\
\
\
None (z)
b. To find the number of children who took:
- Plantain and beans only: This includes the number of children in the "Beans only" category (3).
- Rice and beans only: This includes the number of children in the "Rice only" category (2).
- None of the three items: This includes the number of children in the "None" category (y).
Please note that the value of x and y are not given in the question, so we cannot accurately determine the exact number of children in the "Plantain and beans only" and "None of the three items" categories based on the information provided.
a. To illustrate this information in a Venn diagram, follow these steps:
1. Draw three overlapping circles, representing beans, plantain, and rice.
2. Label each circle accordingly.
⦿ Beans ⭕ Plantain △ Rice
3. Place the number of children who took each food item inside the corresponding circle:
⦿ Beans (21) ⭕ Plantain (24) △ Rice (18)
4. Now, consider the information about the children who took only one specific item:
- 3 children took beans only, so place the number 3 in the beans circle.
- 9 children took plantain only, so place the number 9 in the plantain circle.
- 2 children took rice only, so place the number 2 in the rice circle.
⦿ Beans (21)
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⭕ Plantain (24)
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△ Rice (18)
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5. Lastly, include the number of children who took all three items (5) by placing it in the central overlapping region of the Venn diagram:
⦿ Beans (21)
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⭕ Plantain (24)
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△ Rice (18)
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5
b. Using the diagram, we can determine the following:
- The number of children who took Plantain and beans only: This corresponds to the region within the plantain circle that does not overlap with any other circle. Thus, it is 9 - 5 = 4 children.
- The number of children who took rice and beans only: This corresponds to the region within the beans circle that does not overlap with any other circle. So, it is 3 - 5 = 2 children.
- The number of children who took none of the three items: This corresponds to the region outside all the circles, known as the complement of the union of the three circles. To find this number, we subtract the total number of children from the sum of the numbers within each circle, including the overlapped region: 50 - (21 + 24 + 18 - 5) = 50 - 58 = -8.
However, we cannot have negative children. Therefore, it means there was an error in the data or calculations. Please check the numbers again to ensure accuracy.
a. Venn Diagram:
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| B | P|
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R | |
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Let B represent beans, P represent plantain, and R represent rice.
b. From the Venn diagram, we can see that:
- The number of children who took plantain and beans only is 9 - 5 = 4.
- The number of children who took rice and beans only is 3 - 5 = -2. Since we cannot have a negative number, this means there were no children who took rice and beans only.
- The number of children who took none of the three items is 50 - (21 + 24 + 18 - 5) = 50 - 58 = -8. Similar to the previous case, we cannot have a negative number, so this means there were no children who took none of the three items.
So, there were 4 children who took plantain and beans only, 0 children who took rice and beans only, and 0 children who took none of the three items.