We are given a Venn diagram with two sets, S and N, within a universal set U. The number of elements in S is 110, denoted as $n(S) = 110$. The number of elements in N is 104, denoted as $n(N) = 104$. The number of elements in the universal set U is 150, denoted as $n(U) = 150$. We need to find the number of elements in the intersection of S and N, which is denoted as $x$, or $n(S \cap N)$.

Discrete MathematicsSet TheoryVenn DiagramsIntersection of SetsUnion of Sets
2025/4/12

1. Problem Description

We are given a Venn diagram with two sets, S and N, within a universal set U.
The number of elements in S is 110, denoted as n(S)=110n(S) = 110.
The number of elements in N is 104, denoted as n(N)=104n(N) = 104.
The number of elements in the universal set U is 150, denoted as n(U)=150n(U) = 150.
We need to find the number of elements in the intersection of S and N, which is denoted as xx, or n(SN)n(S \cap N).

2. Solution Steps

We know that
n(SN)=n(S)+n(N)n(SN)n(S \cup N) = n(S) + n(N) - n(S \cap N).
We also know that the number of elements in the universal set is 150, which means n(U)=150n(U) = 150.
From the Venn diagram, we know that all elements of S and N are within U.
Therefore, n(SN)n(U)n(S \cup N) \le n(U).
Since n(U)=150n(U) = 150,
n(S)=110n(S) = 110, and
n(N)=104n(N) = 104,
n(SN)=n(S)+n(N)n(SN)n(S \cup N) = n(S) + n(N) - n(S \cap N)
n(SN)=110+104xn(S \cup N) = 110 + 104 - x
n(SN)=214xn(S \cup N) = 214 - x
Since n(SN)n(U)n(S \cup N) \le n(U), we have:
214x150214 - x \le 150
214150x214 - 150 \le x
64x64 \le x
Also, xx cannot be greater than n(N)n(N) or n(S)n(S).
xn(S)=110x \le n(S) = 110 and xn(N)=104x \le n(N) = 104. Therefore x104x \le 104.
We are given that n(SN)n(S \cup N) + the number of elements outside SNS \cup N is equal to n(U)n(U). Let yy be the number of elements outside SNS \cup N. Then
n(SN)+y=n(U)n(S \cup N) + y = n(U)
214x+y=150214 - x + y = 150
y=x64y = x - 64
Since y0y \ge 0, x64x \ge 64.
However, the diagram provides no information to determine a specific value for xx. If we assume that all the elements in the universal set are in SNS \cup N, then y=0y=0 and x=64x=64.
However, without additional information, we can only conclude that 64x10464 \le x \le 104. But since the problem only asks for a value of x which is n(SN)n(S \cap N), we cannot determine the exact value. We can assume that n(SN)=n(U)=150n(S \cup N)=n(U)=150.
Then, 214x=150214-x = 150, so x=214150=64x=214-150 = 64.

3. Final Answer

64

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