Higher January 2020 Paper 2R Q17

EdexcelHigherCurrent spec6 marksSets

17 Some students in a school were asked the following question.

“Do you have a dog (\(D\)), a cat (\(C\)) or a rabbit (\(R\))?”

Of these students

28 have a dog
18 have a cat
20 have a rabbit
8 have both a cat and a rabbit
9 have both a dog and a rabbit
\(x\) have both a dog and a cat
6 have a dog, a cat and a rabbit
5 have not got a dog or a cat or a rabbit

(a) Using this information, complete the Venn diagram to show the number of students in each appropriate subset.
Give the numbers in terms of \(x\) where necessary. (3)
Blank Venn diagram with three overlapping circles D, C and R inside a rectangle labelled with the universal set symbol

Given that a total of 50 students answered the question,

(b) work out the value of \(x\). (2)
(c) Find \(\;\mathrm{n}(C^{\prime} \cap D^{\prime})\) (1)