Sets and Counting flashcards

26 practice cards drawn from the Sets and Counting lessons. Tap a card to turn it over. Every answer is checked against the lesson it came from.

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What is the name for the set of elements in A or B or both?

union

from “Set Notation”

What is the name for the set of elements everything under discussion?

universal set

from “Set Notation”

How many separate regions does a Venn diagram of 3 sets have?

8

from “Venn Diagrams”

How many separate regions does a Venn diagram of 2 sets have?

4

from “Venn Diagrams”

The universal set has 53 members and A has 47. How many are not in A?

6

from “Complements and Subsets”

The universal set has 54 members and A has 31. How many are not in A?

23

from “Complements and Subsets”

Can the even numbers be put in an endless list?

can be listed

from “Cantor’s Diagonal: Bigger Infinities”

Can the prime numbers be put in an endless list?

can be listed

from “Cantor’s Diagonal: Bigger Infinities”

n(A) = 7, n(B) = 12, and 3 are in both. What is n(A ∪ B)?

16

from “Counting a Union”

n(A) = 13, n(B) = 14, and 7 are in both. What is n(A ∪ B)?

20

from “Counting a Union”

Out of 15 outcomes, what is P(A ∩ B)?

5/15

from “Probability in Set Notation”

Out of 17 outcomes, what is P(A ∪ B)?

15/17

from “Probability in Set Notation”

What is P(walks | girl)?

7/13

from “Conditional Probability from Tables”

What is P(girl | walks)?

8/14

from “Conditional Probability from Tables”

You have 6 shirts and 6 hats. How many shirt-and-hat outfits can you make?

36

from “Adding and Multiplying Choices”

You have 2 shirts and 4 hats. How many shirt-and-hat outfits can you make?

8

from “Adding and Multiplying Choices”

In how many orders can 7 different books sit on a shelf?

5040

from “Factorials”

In how many orders can 5 different books sit on a shelf?

120

from “Factorials”

How many ways to pick 3 from 4 when the order matters?

24

from “Permutations”

How many ways to pick 3 from 8 when the order matters?

336

from “Permutations”

How many ways to choose a team of 3 from 6?

20

from “Combinations”

How many ways to choose a team of 2 from 6?

15

from “Combinations”

There are 6 books on a shelf, and 2 of them must sit together. How many orders are there?

240

from “Repeats and Restrictions”

How many distinct arrangements of the letters of Tooth are there?

30

from “Repeats and Restrictions”

5 points sit on a circle. How many straight lines join pairs of them?

10

from “Counting with Geometry”

4 points sit on a circle. How many straight lines join pairs of them?

6

from “Counting with Geometry”

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