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There are 260 persons with skin disorders. If 150 had been exposed to chemical A, 74 to chemical B, and 36 to both chemicals A and B, find the number of persons exposed to Chemical B but not ChemicalA

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There are 260 persons with skin disorders. If 150 had been exposed to chemical A, 74 to chemical B, and 36 to both chemicals A and B, find the number of persons exposed to Chemical B but not Chemical A

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Let A = set of persons exposed to chemical A

B = set of persons exposed to chemical B

X = set of all persons

∴ n(X) = 260, n(A) = 150, n(B) = 74, n(A ∩ B) = 36

No. of persons exposed to chemical B but not to chemical A

= n(A' ∩ B)

= n(B) – n(A ∩ B)

= 74 – 36

= 38

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Chapter 5: Sets and Relations - Exercise 5.1 [Page 98]

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