Name:

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Sekolah Menengah Seri Omega

Subject: Mathematics
Chapter:3
Topic: Sets (5)

Sub-topic: :Past Year Questions

1.SPM2004
The following Venn diagrams show sets P, Q
and R. On the diagrams, shade
(a) the set P Q ' ,
(b) the set P Q R '

2.SPM 2002
The following Venn diagrams show sets D, E
and F. Given that the universal set is
D E F . On the diagrams, shade
(a) the set D E ,
(b) the set E F '
(c) the set D E ' F

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3. SPM 2001
(b) Find the number of students who take
English only.

Diagram is an incomplete Venn diagram

which shows the number of students from a
group of 55 students who are taking the
subjects Malay, English and French. Given
that the universal set is M E F ,
M = {Students who take Malay},
E = (Students who take English} and
F = {Students who take French}.
It is found that the number of students taking
English only and the number of students
taking French only are the same.
(a) State the number of students who

4. SPM 2000

Diagram is a Venn diagram which shows

all the elements in sets , A, B and C.
(a) List all the elements in
(i) A C and

(i) take all the three subjects,

(ii) A B C ' .
(ii) do not take French or English,

(b) Find n A ' C .

(iii) take only two subjects.

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5. SPM 2000
Given the universal set
={ x : 20 x 35, x is an integer},
P { x : x is a multiple of 5},
Q = {x : x is a prime number} and
R = {x : x 29}.

6. SPM 2000
(a)

(a) List the elements of set Q.

Diagram is a Venn diagram which

shows the sets A = {3, 6}, B = {3, 4, 5, 7}
and C = {5}. Given that the universal set
A B C .
(i) Complete the Venn diagram by
writing all the elements of sets A, B
and C.
(b) P Q R ' .

(c) Find n Q R .
(ii) List the elements of set A C ' .

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(b)
7. SPM 1999
{x :14 x 24 , x is an integer},
A = {x: x is a multiple of 4},
B = {x: x is a factor of 80}, and
C = {x: sum of the two digits of x is bigger
than 6}. ,
(a) List the elements of set A.
Diagram is a Venn diagram which
shows the number of elements in sets D,
E and F. Given that the universal set
D E F and n E F n D ' , find
the value of x .
(b) List the elements of set B.

(c) Find n B C ,

(d) Find n A C ' .

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8. SPM 1999
(a)

9. SPM 1998
Given that the universal set is P Q R
where
{x : 3 x12 , x is an integer},
P= {x:x is a multiple of 6},
P Q { x :x is an even number} and
P Q.
(a) List the elements in
(i) set Q,

Diagram is a Venn diagram where

P Q R . Complete the following
statements with the symbols , or to
show the relationship between P, Q and
R.
(i) R

(ii) Q

R=

(ii) set Q ' P .

(b) Given the universal set

P Q ,P = {S, U, K,A} and
Q= {H,A,T,I}.
(i) List the elements of P Q ,
(b) Find n P ' R .

(ii) Find n P Q ' .

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Diagram 31 is a Venn diagram which shows

the number of students who are elements of
set B, set S and set T where the universal set
B S T . There are all together 50
students.
B = {Students who are badminton club
members},
S = {Students who are squash club members},
T = {Students who are tennis club members}.
Given that the number of badminton club
members exceeds the number of squash club
members by 10 students. Calculate
(a) the value of x and y,

10. SPM 1998

The following Venn diagrams show sets P,
Q and R. Given that the universal set
is P Q R
On the diagrams, shade

(b) the number of students who become

members of all the three clubs,

11. SPM 1997

(c) the number of students who become

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members of only two clubs.

12. SPM 1997

Given that the universal set is P Q T
where P = {K, A, M, I},
Q = {O, R, A, N, G} and
T = {I,K,H,L,A,S}.
(a) List the elements of set Q T.

13 SPM 1996
Given that X = {6, d}, Y = {6, c, d, e,f},
Z = {a, 6, d, f , g, h, i, j} and the universal set
is X Y Z .
(a) Draw a Venn diagram to show the
relationship between the sets X, Y and Z.

(b) Find
(i) n P Q T
(b) List the elements of set X Z .

(ii) n T ' .

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(c) Find n X Y ' .

(c) State the set which represents the

shaded region.

14. SPM 1996

15. SPM 1995
Given the universal set
{x : 34 x 60, x is an integer},
P = {x : x is a multiple of 6},
Q = {x : one of the digits of x is 8},
R = {x : the tens digit of x > ones digit}.
(a) List the elements of set Q.

Diagram is a Venn diagram which shows

the universal set , P and Q.
(a) Complete the following statements with
the symbols , or to show the
relationship between set P and set Q.
(i) P

(ii) P

Q =Q

(b) List the elements of set R.

b) State the set which is equivalent to set

P Q'.

(c) Find n P Q

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(b) R,

(d) Find n P R '

(c) P ' R '

17. SPM 1994

Given the universal set
= {x : 22 x 42, x is an integer},
P = {x : x contains the digit 5 or 7},
Q = {x : x is a prime number} and
R = {x : the sum of the digits of x is 6}.
16. SPM 1995

(a) List the elements of set P and set R.

Diagram is a Venn diagram which shows

the sets P, Q and R so that P Q R .
Given that
{3,4,6,8,9,11,12,16},
P= {3, 4, 6, 9,16} and
Q = {odd numbers}.
List the elements of
(a)P Q,

(b) Find n(Q).

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(b) Given that the universal set is the set of

integers, P is the set of multiples of 6 and
Q is the set of multiples of 13. State the
region where the following elements are
situated.
(i) 78

(c) Find n P Q R ' .

(ii)87

18. SPM 1994

19. SPM 1993
A school has 120 students who wear
spectacles. 242 students from the school,
including those wearing spectacles take part
in a drawing competition. Given that
= {All the students in the school},
C = {Students who wear spectacles} and
L = (Students who take part in the
drawing competition}.
(a) Draw a Venn diagram to show the
relationship between the sets , C
and L.

Diagram is a Venn diagram which shows

the universal set , set P, set Q and the
marked region I, II, III and IV.
(a) State the region which represents
(i) (P Q)',
(ii) P Q '

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(b) n Q R

(b) Given that the number of students

wearing spectacles who do not take part
in the drawing competition is f and f is
one third of the number of students not
wearing spectacles but taking part in the
competition. Calculate the value of f .
(c) n P R ' .

20. SPM 1993

21. SPM 1992

Diagram is a Venn diagram which shows

all the elements in set Q and some of the
elements in sets P and R. Given that the
universal set is P Q R, n P ' 7 and

Diagram is a Venn diagram which shows

the universal set , the sets M, N and R.
Given that = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10}.
(a) List all the elements in set M ' .

P Q 21 . Find
(a) n P R '

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(a) the value of x,

(b) Find the value of

(i) n R '

(b) n P Q ,
(ii) n R ' N

(iii) n R ' M ' .

(c) n P R Q ' .

22. SPM 1992

Answer

Diagram is a Venn diagram which shows

the number of elements in set P, set Q and
set R. Given n(Q) = 29, n(R) = 14 and
n P ' = 18,
calculate
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