ISEE Lower Level Math : Data Analysis

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : Venn Diagrams

Students were asked if they prefer TV or radio. The following Venn Diagram depicts the number of students who said TV, radio, or both. How many students like both TV and radio?

Isee_question_8

Possible Answers:

12

7

15

22

Correct answer:

7

Explanation:

The blue circle of the Venn diagram depicts the number of students who prefer TV, the orange circle depicts the number of students who prefer radio, and the region of overlap indicates the number of students who like both. Therefore, 7 students like both TV and radio.

Example Question #1 : Data Analysis

Twenty-five students are surveyed.  Twelve students like math, fifteen like science, and six don't like either subject.  How many students like both math and science?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 13

\displaystyle 6

\displaystyle 10

\displaystyle 7

\displaystyle 8

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 8

Explanation:

Start by removing the number who don't like either from the total number of students surveyed:

\displaystyle 25-6=19

Using set notation we have:

\displaystyle n(M\bigcup S)=n(M)+n(S)-n(M\bigcap S), or the number of people who like both subjects, \displaystyle n(M\bigcup S), is equal to the number of people who like math, \displaystyle n(M), plus the number of people who like science, \displaystyle n(S), minus the number of people who like both math and science \displaystyle n(M\bigcap S).

\displaystyle 19=12+15-x

\displaystyle 19=27-x

\displaystyle x=8

Example Question #1 : Data Analysis

Fifty people are surveyed at the zoo.  Thirty-seven liked the Great Apes, twenty-two liked the Reptile House, and eleven didn't like either.  How many people liked both the Great Apes and the Reptile House?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 11

\displaystyle 20

\displaystyle 19

\displaystyle 17

\displaystyle 13

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 20

Explanation:

Start by removing the number who don't like either from the total number of people surveyed:

\displaystyle 50-11=39

Using set notation we have:

\displaystyle n(A\bigcup R)=n(A)+n(R)-n(A\bigcap R), or the number of people who like both animals, \displaystyle n(A\bigcup R), is equal to the number of people who like apes, \displaystyle n(A), plus the number of people who like reptiles, \displaystyle n(R), minus the number of people who like both apes and lizards, \displaystyle n(A\bigcap R).

\displaystyle 39=37+22-x

\displaystyle 39=59-x

\displaystyle x=20

Example Question #1 : Venn Diagrams

Thirty people are surveyed concerning their color preference.  Eighteen people like blue, twenty-one like pink, and six don't like either color.  How many people like both colors?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 9

\displaystyle 15

\displaystyle 12

\displaystyle 3

\displaystyle 6

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 15

Explanation:

Start by removing the number who don't like either from the total number of peole surveyed:

\displaystyle 30-6=24

Using set notation we get:

\displaystyle n(B\bigcup P)=n(B)+n(P)-n(B\bigcap P), or the number of people who like both colors, \displaystyle n(B\bigcup P), is equal to the number of people who like blue, \displaystyle n(B), plus the number of people who like pink, \displaystyle n(P), minus the number of people who like both blue and pink, \displaystyle n(B\bigcap P).

\displaystyle 24=18+21-x

\displaystyle 24=39-x

\displaystyle x=15

Example Question #1 : Data Analysis

Twenty-five students were surveyed concerning a classroom pet.  Thirteen students wanted a lizard, fifteen wanted a frog, and five didnt want a pet at all.  How many students wanted both a lizard and a frog?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 8

\displaystyle 10

\displaystyle 7

\displaystyle 5

\displaystyle 6

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 8

Explanation:

Start by removing the number who don't like either from the total number of students surveyed:

\displaystyle 25-5=20

Using set notation we get:

\displaystyle n(F\bigcup L)=n(F)+n(L)-n(F\bigcap L), or the number of people who like both pets, \displaystyle n(F\bigcup L), is equal to the number of people who like frogs, \displaystyle n(F), plus the number of people who like lizards, \displaystyle n(L), minus the number of people who like both frogs and lizards, \displaystyle n(F\bigcap L).

\displaystyle 20=13+15-x

\displaystyle 20=28-x

\displaystyle x=8

Example Question #4 : Venn Diagrams

If Jill likes blue, yellow, tan and green, and Doug likes red, tan, black and green, which Venn diagram is correct?

Possible Answers:

Venn5

Venn1

Venn2

Venn3

Venn4

Correct answer:

Venn1

Explanation:

The middle portion of the diagram is the area that both circles share, so the color name that belongs in both circles should go in the middle area. Doug and Jill both like green and tan, so those colors should go in the middle. Only Jill likes blue and yellow, so these go on Jill's side. Only Doug likes red and black, so these go on Doug's side.

Example Question #2 : Data Analysis

Use the following Venn Diagram to answer the question.

Venndiagram1

What hobbies to both Andy and Mary enjoy?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \text{watching movies, traveling, and playing piano}

\displaystyle \text{sleeping and traveling}

\displaystyle \text{eating and watching movies}

\displaystyle \text{sleeping, reading, and cooking}

\displaystyle \text{eating and singing}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \text{eating and singing}

Explanation:

A Venn Diagram is made up of two circles.  Each circle represents something, and the section where they intersect shows what those two circles have in common.  So, in the Venn Diagram

Venndiagram1

we can see Andy's hobbies on the left and Mary's hobbies on the right.  The section in the middle shows the hobbies Andy and Mary have in common.  

 

So, to answer the question, what hobbies do Andy and Mary have in common, we can see that they both enjoy eating and singing.

Example Question #3 : How To Find The Common Part With A Venn Diagram

Use the following Venn Diagram to answer the question.

Venndiagram1

What hobbies do Andy and Mary have in common?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \text{eating and singing}

\displaystyle \text{sleeping, reading, and cooking}

\displaystyle \text{playing piano and eating}

\displaystyle \text{watching movies, traveling, and playing piano}

\displaystyle \text{sleeping and singing}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \text{eating and singing}

Explanation:

Let's look at the Venn Diagram.

Venndiagram1

We can see the first circle contains Andy's hobbies, and the second circle contains Mary's hobbies.  The place in the middle, where the 2 circles intersect, shows the hobbies that both Andy and Mary enjoy.  Or the hobbies they have in common.  You can see they are a part of each person's circle.

So, the hobbies that are in the middle are eating and singing.  Therefore, the hobbies that Andy and Mary have in common are eating and singing.

Example Question #3 : Data Analysis

Fifty people were surveyed. Twenty-three people liked the baseball team from Chicago, thirty-five like the baseball team from St. Louis, and ten don't like either team. How many people like both teams?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle 13

\displaystyle 17

\displaystyle 18

\displaystyle 22

\displaystyle 15

Correct answer:

\displaystyle 18

Explanation:

Start by removing the number who don't like either team from the total number of people surveyed:

\displaystyle 50-10=40

Using set notation we get:

\displaystyle n(Chicago\bigcup St.Louis)=n(Chicago)+n(St.Louis)-n(Chicago\bigcap St.Louis), or the number of people who like both teams, \displaystyle n(Chicago\bigcup St.Louis), is equal to the number of people who like the Cubs, \displaystyle n(Chicago), plus the number of people who like the Cardinals, \displaystyle n(St.Louis), minus the number of people who like both teams, \displaystyle n(Chicago\bigcap St.Louis).

\displaystyle 40=23+35-x

\displaystyle 40=58-x

\displaystyle x=18

Example Question #4 : Data Analysis

Venn

 

Define universal set \displaystyle U to be the set of integers from 1 to 20 inclusive.

Define sets \displaystyle A,B as follows:

\displaystyle A = \left \{1,2,5,6,9,11,13,15,17,19,20 \right \}

\displaystyle B=\left \{ 2,3,6,8,9,11,13,15,18,19\right \}

Which of the following would be the set of all elements that would go into the grayed region in the above Venn diagram?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle \left \{ 2,6,9,11,13,15,19 \right \}

\displaystyle \left \{1,2,3, 5,6,8, 9,11,13,15,17, 18,19,20 \right \}

\displaystyle \left \{1,5,17, 20 \right \}

\displaystyle \left \{ 3,8,18\right \}

\displaystyle \left \{4,7,10,12,14,16 \right \}

Correct answer:

\displaystyle \left \{1,5,17, 20 \right \}

Explanation:

The grayed region is the set of all elements that are in \displaystyle A \cap \overline{B } - that is, in \displaystyle A but not \displaystyle B. This set is 

\displaystyle A \cap \overline{B } = \left \{ 1,5,17,20\right \} 

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