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Venn Totals

Practise reading and creating Venn diagrams containing two and three sets and the number of elements in those sets.
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This is level 4: Adding information to a Venn diagram containing three intersecting sets with some problem solving required. You can earn a trophy if you get at least 7 questions correct.

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Buzz

Rag

Gossip

Which newspapers do you read?

The island of Null has three daily newspapers. They are The Buzz, The Rag and The Gossip. 424 people on the island were asked which of these newspapers they read regularly. The Venn diagram above shows the number of people that read each newspaper. Enter the numbers in each section of the diagram by using the information provided:
  • 24 people did not read any of the newspapers;
  • 165 people read both The Buzz and The Rag;
  • 111 people read both The Buzz and The Gossip;
  • 158 people read both The Rag and The Gossip;
  • 41 people read The Buzz only;
  • 41 people read The Rag only;
  • 54 people read The Gossip only;

How many people read all three newspapers?		 Correct Wrong

How many people read at least two newspapers?		 Correct Wrong
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This is Venn Totals level 4. You can also try:
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Venn Diagram Venn Paint Venn Pairs

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Try your best to answer the questions above. Type your answers into the boxes provided leaving no spaces. As you work through the exercise regularly click the "check" button. If you have any wrong answers, do your best to do corrections but if there is anything you don't understand, please ask your teacher for help.

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Level 1 - Reading information from a Venn diagram containing two intersecting sets.

Level 2 - Reading information from a Venn diagram containing three intersecting sets.

Level 3 - Adding information to a Venn diagram containing three intersecting sets.

Level 4 - Adding information to a Venn diagram containing three intersecting sets with some problem solving required.

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This video is Art of Problem Solving's Richard Rusczyk introducing 3-circle Venn diagrams as a counting technique.

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