Question #318539

In a party, there are 12 people with white shirts and 7 people with red shirts;






4 people have black shoes and white shirts;






5 people have black shoes and red shirts;






the total number of people with white or red shirts or black shoes is 21.






How many people have black shoes?

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Expert's answer
2022-03-29T08:39:35-0400

WwhiteshirtsRredshirtsBblackshoesW=12,R=7,WR=0,WB=4,RB=5,WRB=0,WRB=21Inclusionexclusionprinciple:WRB=W+R+BWRWBRB+WRBB=21127+4+5=11W-white\,\,shirts\\R-red\,\,shirts\\B-black\,\,shoes\\\left| W \right|=12,\left| R \right|=7,\left| W\cap R \right|=0,\left| W\cap B \right|=4,\left| R\cap B \right|=5,\left| W\cap R\cap B \right|=0,\left| W\cup R\cup B \right|=21\\Inclusion-exclusion\,\,principle:\\\left| W\cup R\cup B \right|=\left| W \right|+\left| R \right|+\left| B \right|-\left| W\cap R \right|-\left| W\cap B \right|-\left| R\cap B \right|+\left| W\cap R\cap B \right|\Rightarrow \\\Rightarrow \left| B \right|=21-12-7+4+5=11


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