Principle of Inclusion and Exclusion
Two standard six-sided dice, one red and one blue, are rolled. How many different rolls are there in which at least one dice shows a \(5\)?
If \(A\) and \(B\) are two sets such that \[\lvert{A \cup B}\rvert=45, \lvert{A \cap B}\rvert=21 \text{ and } \lvert{A \setminus B}\rvert=11,\] then what is the value of \(\lvert{B}\rvert?\)
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Calvin has 23 books on his shelf, all of which are either Mathematics books or hardcover books. If 18 of them are hardcover books, and 12 of them are Mathematics books, how many hardcover Mathematics books does Calvin have on his shelf?
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If set \(A\) contains \(57\) elements, set \(B\) contains \(316\) elements and \(A \cap B\) contains \(15\) elements, how many elements are contained in \(A \cup B?\)
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In a group of \(52\) students, \(38\) are taking physics and \(47\) are taking chemistry. If \(x\) is the number of students taking both physics and chemistry, then the possible range of \(x\) is \(a \leq x \leq b.\) What is \(b-a?\)