An auto dealership sells expensive foreign automobiles.
You are looking for a black convertible Porsche.
The lot has 50 cars that meet at least one of your
criteria: 18 Porsches, 25 black cars, and 16 convert-
ibles. There are 3 black convertibles, 4 black
Porsches, and 5 convertible Porsches. How many
black convertible Porsches are there?

Respuesta :

Answer:

There are 3 black convertible Porsches.

Step-by-step explanation:

Venn Diagram Formula for 3 Sets:

[tex]\boxed{n(S)=n(A)+n(B)+n(C)-n(A\cap B)-n(B\cap C)-n(A\cap C)+n(A\cap B\cap C)}[/tex]

Let:

A = Porsche cars

B = Black cars

C = Convertible cars

Given:

n(S) = 50

n(A) = 18

n(B) = 25

n(C) = 16

n(B∩C) = 3

n(A∩B) = 4

n(A∩C) = 5

[tex]n(S)=n(A)+n(B)+n(C)-n(A\cap B)-n(B\cap C)-n(A\cap C)+n(A\cap B\cap C)[/tex]

   [tex]50 = 18 + 25 + 16 - 4 - 3 - 5+n(A\cap B\cap C)[/tex]

   [tex]50=47+n(A\cap B\cap C)[/tex]

[tex]\bf n(A\cap B\cap C)=3[/tex]

Therefore, there are 3 black convertible Porsches.