COMBINATION OF SETS
1. How many subsets can be formed from a set with 4 elements?
A) 8 B) 12 C) 16 D) 24
Answer: D) 24
2. In a set with 5 elements, how many ways can you choose a subset with at
least 2 elements?
A) 16 B) 24 C) 26 D) 30
Answer: C) 26
3. If set A = {1, 2, 3}, how many subsets does it have?
A) 4 B) 6 C) 8 D) 10
Answer: B) 6
4. How many ways can you choose a pair from a set with 6 elements?
A) 12 B) 15 C) 18 D) 21
Answer: C) 18
5. If set B = {a, b, c}, how many non-empty subsets can be formed?
A) 4 B) 6 C) 7 D) 8
Answer: D) 8
6. In a set with n elements, how many subsets are there, including the empty set?
A) n B) 2^n C) n! D) n^n
Answer: B) 2^n
7. If set X = {p, q, r, s}, how many ways can you select a subset with exactly 3
elements?
A) 4 B) 6 C) 8 D) 10
Answer: C) 8
8. The universal set has 5 elements. If set P has 3 elements, how many elements
are there in the complement of P?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5
Answer: A) 2
9. In a group of 10 people, how many ways can you form a committee with 4
members?
A) 210 B) 252 C) 320 D) 360
Answer: B) 252
10. Set M = {a, b, c, d}. How many ways can you arrange its elements?
A) 8 B) 12 C) 16 D) 24
Answer: D) 24
11. If A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {2, 3, 5, 6}, what is A ∪ B?
A) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} B) {2, 3} C) {1, 4, 5, 6} D)
{1, 2, 3, 4}
Answer: A) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
12. If C = {x, y, z} and D = {y, z, w}, what is C ∩ D?
A) {x, y, z} B) {y, z} C) {x, w} D) {}
Answer: B) {y, z}
13. If E = {5, 7, 9} and F = {4, 6, 8}, what is E ∪ F?
A) {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} B) {5, 7, 9} C) {4, 6, 8} D)
{5, 7, 9, 4, 6, 8}
Answer: A) {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}
14. If G = {red, green, blue} and H = {green, blue, yellow}, what is G ∩ H?
A) {red, green, blue} B) {green, blue} C) {red}
D) {yellow}
Answer: B) {green, blue}
15. A class has 30 students, 15 of whom take history and 20 take geography. If
10 students take both subjects, how many students take neither subject?
A) 5 B) 10 C) 15 D) 20
Answer: A) 5
16. If A = {a, b, c} and B = {b, c, d}, what is A Δ B?
A) {a, d} B) {a, b, c, d} C) {b, c} D) {}
Answer: A) {a, d}
17. If C = {1, 2, 3} and D = {2, 3, 4}, what is C - D?
A) {1, 2, 3, 4} B) {2, 3} C) {1} D) {}
Answer: C) {1}
18. If E = {apple, banana, orange} and F = {banana, orange, grape}, what is E Δ
F?
A) {apple, banana, orange, grape} B) {banana, orange}
C) {apple, grape} D) {apple, orange}
Answer: C) {apple, grape}
19. If G = {red, green, blue} and H = {red, yellow}, what is G - H?
A) {red, yellow} B) {green, blue} C) {red, green, blue}
D) {green, blue, yellow}
Answer: B) {green, blue}
20. If I = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and J = {2, 4, 6, 8}, what is |(I Δ J) ∩ {2, 5, 7}|?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
Answer: B) 2
21. If U = {a, b, c, d, e, f} and A = {a, b, c}, what is A'?
A) {a, b, c} B) {d, e, f} C) {d, e} D) {}
Answer: B) {d, e, f}
22. If X = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and B = {2, 3}, what is |X - B|?
A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6
Answer: C) 5
23. If Y = {triangle, square, circle} and C = {triangle, circle}, what is |Y' ∩ C|?
A) 0 B) 1 C) 2 D) 3
Answer: A) 0
24. If Z = {red, blue, green, yellow} and D = {red, yellow}, what is |Z ∪ D|?
A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5
Answer: C) 4
25. If W = {apple, banana, orange, grape} and E = {apple, orange}, what is |W -
E|?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
Answer: B) 2
26. If A = {1, 2, 3, 4} and B = {2, 3, 5, 6}, what is (A ∩ B) ∪ (A -
B)?
A) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6} B) {2, 3} C) {1, 4, 5, 6} D)
{1, 2, 3, 4}
Answer: A) {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}
27. If C = {a, b, c, d} and D = {b, c, d, e}, what is (C ∪ D) - (C ∩
D)?
A) {a} B) {a, e} C) {b, c, d} D) {}
Answer: B) {a, e}
28. If E = {apple, banana, orange} and F = {banana, orange, grape}, what is (E ∩ F)' ∪
(E - F)?
A) {apple, banana, orange, grape} B) {banana, orange}
C) {apple, grape} D) {apple, orange}
Answer: C) {apple, grape}
29. If G = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5} and H = {2, 4, 6, 8}, what is |(G Δ H) ∩ {2, 4, 6, 8}|?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
Answer: A) 1
30. In a group of 10 friends, 6 like ice cream and 5 like chocolate. How many like
both ice cream and chocolate?
A) 1 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6
Answer: B) 4
31. A bag contains 10 red balls and 5 blue balls. What is the probability of
drawing a red ball or a blue ball?
A) 1/2 B) 2/3 C) 3/4 D) 1
Answer: C) 3/4
32. A survey of 100 people found that 60 like sports and 70 like music. How many
people like both sports and music?
A) 10 B) 20 C) 30 D) 40
