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WORKSHOP No. 03 papaya juice. If for 12 days he only had breakfast

orange juice and for 3 days he/she had orange juice for breakfast

1. From a group of 65 students; 30 prefer orange y papaya juice, how many days
40 prefer math and 5 prefer Did he/she only have papaya juice for breakfast?
other courses. How many prefer math and a) 11 b) 12 c) 13 d) 14 15
language?
a) 8 b) 10 c) 5 d) 15 e) 12 10. When studying the quality of a product, one
They consider two types of defects: A and B.
2. Of the 50 surveyed students: 20 practice they analyzed 350 articles with the results
only football, 12 practice football and swimming and 10 the following: 50 does not have any of these
they do not practice any of these sports. defects; 150 do not have defect A and 230 do not
How many practice swimming and how many only It has defect B. How many articles does it have?
swimming? exactly a flaw?
32 and 20 250 b) 260 c) 270 d) 240 e) 280
20 and 8 30 and 12
11. In a market survey about the
3. It is a classroom of 100 students: 65 passed. fish and chicken consumption was found to be
Mathematical Reasoning, 25 approved the 1000 surveyed: 200 do not consume
Mathematical Reasoning y Reasoning none of these products; 500 do not consume
Verbal, only 15 passed Reasoning. chicken; 600 do not consume fish. How many
Verbal. How many did not pass any of the do you consume fish and chicken?
mentioned courses? a) 50 b) 60 c) 80 d) 100 e) 120
a) 10 b) 15 c) 20 d) 25 e) 30
12. 60 students from a classroom were asked
4. It is a survey conducted with 120 people: for the sport they practice and replied: 40
40 read only the magazine 'Gente'; 60 read 36 play volleyball. How many play soccer?
only the magazine "Caretas" and 12 do not read Do students practice both sports?
none of these magazines How many read both 20 b) 14 c) 18 12 e) 16
magazines?
8 13. In a classroom of 100 students who practice
Algebra and/or geometry: 80 practice geometry;
5. Among 97 people who consume 60 practice algebra. How many practice
the following hamburgers were observed only one course?
preferences regarding mayonnaise consumption a) 60 b) 40 c) 20 d) 50 30
y 57
10 consume ketchup and 10 do not consume any. 14. At a party where there were 100 people,
of these sauces. How many consume mayonnaise; it was observed that salsa or rock was being danced. Yes:
but no ketchup? 65 people were dancing salsa; 60 people
15 30 52 40 they practiced rock. How many people not
they danced to rock, knowing that everyone danced
6. Of the 300 students who go out to recess: 90 at least one of these types of dances?
They drank Inca Kola; 60 drank Cola Cola and a) 40 b) 25 c) 35 d) 15 e) 30
10 drank both drinks. How many female students?
Did they only drink one of these beverages? 15. Out of 200 readers: 80 read magazines A and B;
a) 130 b) 160 c) 210 d) 170 e) 150 110 are readers of magazine B. How many read?
only magazine A?
7. At a meeting of science teachers: a) 30 b) 90 c) 60 d) 50 e) 70
47 were from mathematics; 40 were only from Physics and
16. In an assembly of 70 members of a
4 they did not teach any of these courses. club: 45 son estudiantes; 48 trabajan; 8 no
How many teachers were in the meeting? They neither work nor study. How many work, but do not?
a) 83 70 e) 87 Are they studying?
31 14 c) 17 d) 39 e) 25
8. In a survey conducted with a group of
athletes: 115 practice basketball; 35 practice 17. In a criollo gathering, 32 artists work.
basketball and chess; 90 practice only chess and 16 dance; 25 sing and 12 sing and dance.
105 do not play basketball. How many The number of artists who neither sing nor dance is:
Was the athlete surveyed? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5
a) 220 b) 230 c) 210 d) 200 e) 190
18. From a group of 40 people, it is known that 15 of
9. During the month of February 1999, they neither study nor work; 10 people
Santiaguito only had orange juice for breakfast and/or Three people study and work.
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How many of them perform only one of the two fish; half of the population likes it
activities? meat and they like fish on 5/12. What about
a) 20 b) 18 c) 25 22 e) 30 How many people do not like fish?
19. During the month of December, Rafael goes to mass or a) 40 b) 60 c) 50 d) 70 N. A.
to the theater. If he goes to mass for 18 days and goes to the 28. Out of a group of 90 people: 20 study
theater. How many days does he only go to mass? and they work; the number of those who only
a) 7 b) 12 c) 10 d) 11 e) 9 they work is double that of those who only
they study. The number of those who neither study nor
20. From a group of 200 consumers of they work half of those who work.
grilled chicken: 120 do not like it How many people are not studying?
130 a) 30 55
they neither like mustard nor ketchup. Do they?
how many people like both sauces? 29. In a survey conducted with a group of
a) 10 b) 20 30 e) 50 magazine readers: 40 people read the magazine
A; 60 people read the magazine B; those who do not
21. From a group of 110 people: 70 speak Read none of these magazines are triple of
20 do not speak either English or French; the those who read both magazines; if 80 people do not
the number of those who speak French is double read the magazine A, how many people read
of those who only speak English. How many both magazines?
Do you speak English and French? a) 10 20 30 e) 25
a) 10 b) 20 c) 25 d) 30 e) 40
30. In a meeting of teachers: 23 use
22. In a meeting of 58 gentlemen, there tie; 16 wear glasses and 10 wear only
observed that those who wear ties and glasses glasses. Those who do not wear a tie are three times more.
they represent the third part of those who use of those who only wear a tie. How many
tie; those who wear glasses are double of Are the teachers meeting?
those who wear ties and glasses; if 10 people a) 77 b) 83 c) 51 d) 74 90
They don't wear either ties or glasses. How many do they wear?
tie, but no glasses? 31. Out of 120 people: 30 only know.
a) 12 b) 24 c) 36 18 Argentina; 40 do not know Brazil, the number of
The number of people who know Brazil is four times as many.
23. Of the 75 students in the class, 3/5 use a watch. of the number of people who know Brazil and
1/3 of the students only wear glasses; 2/5 wear Argentina. How many people know only
glasses and watch. How many do not wear glasses or Brazil?
watch? 80 b) 70 c) 60 d) 50 e) 40
2 e) 7
32. In a library, 62 are studying.
24. A set A has 42 elements and another students: There are 12 students who like
set B has 24 elements, if A U B mathematics and language; the number of students
It has 52 elements, how many elements does it have? that they like math is double the
A B? number of students who like language; the
12 b) 13 14 16 number of students who do not like either
mathematics and language is half of the number
25. If 20 people wear glasses only; of those who only like math. A
90 people do not wear glasses; 70 do not wear How many students like language?
hat; those who wear a hat and glasses 20 8 e) 14
It is three-quarters of the total. How many people use
hats and glasses? 33. To go to work in a factory, of a
100 b) 110 c) 220 group of 100 workers: 30 go in polo shirts and 40
d) 330 e) 300 with a worker's shirt. If 60 go with a polo or
shirt. How many workers are wearing polo and
26. Eighty people attended a meeting. shirt; if there are workers who go with another type
of which 32 do not sing, but do dance and 24 do not. of clothing?
If the number of
they dance, but they do sing. 5 b) 7 c) 9 d) 10 e) 40
people who neither sing nor dance are double
of the number of people who sing and dance. 34. In a class of 30 students, 14 have been
How many people neither sing nor dance? passed in mathematics, 10 in physics, and 5 in
8 24 both courses. How many students have there been
passed in a course at least?
27. In a city of 120 people: to 1/4 of 11 c) 17 d) 19 20
the population does not like meat nor the
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35. 45 viewers were surveyed about their

preference for the channels B:A 12 o 42. It is a survey conducted on a group of
viewers watch channel A, but not B; 18 100 students from a language institute
even channel B, but not A; the number of obtained the following result: 28 study
people who don't see either of the two Spanish
the channels is double the number of people French; 8 study Spanish and German; 10
What both channels see. How many do not see the they study Spanish and French; 5 study German
Channel B? y French 3 they study the three languages.
15 b) 22 c) 17 d) 23 e) 28 How many students take French as
only language of study?
36. Out of a total of 100 students who 20 b) 30 c) 13 d) 32 e) 28
apply to the University of San Marcos or to the
Catholic University is known that: Those who 43. From a group of 59 people it is observed
the postulants to San Marcos are four times the the following: people
8 only read the
only apply to Catholic university; 70 apply "Commerce"; 16 people only read the
exclusively to San Marcos. How many "Republic"; 20 people only read the
Will the students try both possibilities? "Express"; 7 people read "El Comercio" and the
70 c) 20 d) 30 e) 40 Republic; 8 people read the 'Commerce' and
the "Expreso"; 3 people read the "Republic"
37. In a survey conducted with 141 housewives the 'Express' and the 'Commerce'; 2 people not
house about your preferences for the products read none of these newspapers. how many
A and B obtained the following result: 40 Do people read the 'Expreso'?
housewives consume 'A' only; 90 a) 25 b) 28 c) 29 20
housewives do not consume product "B";
those that consume B are three times the ones that 44. From a group of students that go by
consumers A and B. How many housewives do not at least one of the three courses indicated,
Do they consume product A? It is known that: 70 study English; 40 study
34 b) 17 c) 51 d) 84 90 chemistry; 40 study mathematics: 15 study
mathematics and chemistry; 20 study mathematics
38. Of the 80 students who participated in a 25 study English and chemistry; 5
school olympics: 30 participated in swimming; They study the three courses. How many are they?
20 participated in athletics; the number of total students?
students who participated in other sports a) 100 b) 80 c) 85 d) 90 95
they are double the number of those who participated in
swimming only. How many students 45. In a survey conducted among 82 mothers
Did they participate in the two mentioned sports? the family yielded the following result: 43
a) 10 b) 15 c) 20 d) 25 30 47 know sewing
fabric; 19 know sewing and baking; 28 know
39. 110 people who are actors gather. sewing and knitting; 30 know pastry and knitting;
And/or singers; only 40 are actors; there are 11 know the three occupations.
both singers and actors, how many are there?
actors and also singers? How many housewives know only one of the
a) 40 b) 30 c) 15 d) 10 e) 70 three specialties?
25 27 c) 29 d) 30 e) 31
40. In a club where there is only
athlete who practices soccer and/or basketball, 46. Of the 185 magazine readers: 47 read the
the number of football players is double the number 53 read magazine 'B'; 65 read the
of basketball players; 10 people practice Magazine 'C'; 15 read magazine 'A' and 'B'; 13
both sports and 90 people do not know how to play 5 read magazines 'B' and 'C'; 5 read the magazines
basketball. How many athletes are there in it? "A", "B" and "C"; 17 read the magazines "A" and
club? "C". How many read magazine A, but not the
a) 170 b) 130 c) 150 d) 100 e) 140 magazine B?
20 b) 30 c) 37 d) 32 e) 52
41. Out of 60 athletes, it is observed that 24 of
they practice soccer, 26 practice basketball and 47. In an athletics championship
25 play volleyball; 13 play soccer and inter-school participated 258 people among
basketball; 10 practice basketball and volleyball, 9 public and athletes. All the athletes received
They practice soccer and volleyball. If 6 of them practice it. medals distributed in the following way:
three sports, how many do not practice any 95 receive gold medals; 60 receive medals.
of these sports? of silver; 130 receive a bronze medal; 40
11 c) 13 d) 10 15 they receive gold and silver medals; 25 receive
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silver and bronze medal; 65 receive a medal 55. How many people consume mustard?
of gold and bronze; 20 receive the three medals. but no ketchup?
How many people were there as a) 55 45 c) 50 d) 70 e) 30
audiences?
a) 100 b) 115 c) 110 d) 105 e) 120 56. How many people consume mayonnaise?
ketchup but no mustard?
48. Of the 400 students, it is known for sure that: 15 b) 25 c) 18 20
110 study mathematics; 240 study
geografía; 190 estudian literatura; 80 estudian
mathematics y geography; 100 study 57. How many people consume ketchup or
geography and literature; 50 study mathematics mustard but not mayonnaise?
y literature; 40 study the three courses. a) 50 b) 60 c) 65 d) 55 e) 70
How many students study at least
the mentioned courses? 58. How many people consume exactly
a) 130 b) 140 c) 150 d) 160 e) 170 two salsas?
a) 20 b) 30 c) 35 d) 25 e) 40
49. Of the 38 students who paraded in a
batallón: 18 usaban anteojos; 19 llevaban saco; 59. How many people consume it for
20 wore ties; 9 wore glasses and jackets; 7 two fewer sauces?
7 wore glasses and a) 70 65 d) 40 e) 50
tie. How many students were using
glasses, jacket, and tie? 60. How many people do not consume either
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 5 mayonnaise or ketchup?
a) 45 b) 50 c) 55 d) 60 e) 65
50. In a survey conducted a 129
televidentes; 37 ven el canal 4; 34 ven el canal 61. How many people no consumer
5; 52 watch channel 2; 12 watch channels 4 and 5; mayonnaise?
17 watch channels 5 and 2; 15 watch channel 4 65 b) 60 c) 50 d) 70 e) 75
y 2; 40 come from other channels. How many
Do viewers watch channels 4, 5, and 2? 62. How many people do not consume mustard?
a) 15 b) 17 c) 8 d) 20 e) 10 a) 60 b) 70 c) 45 d) 85 80

The questions that are asked a The little I know, I owe to my ignorance.
the following is referred to What we know is a drop of water; what
problem: we ignore it is the ocean of truth
Between 150 people what consumer Don't wait for victory to come to you, go out.
The following were observed burgers you to his meeting
preferences regarding consumption of the The 'I can't' never achieved anything.
mayonnaise sauces I will try to do it,
80 consume mayonnaise; 70
consumen ketchup; 90 consumen mostaza; 50
consume mayonnaise and ketchup; 35 consume
ketchup and mustard; 40 consume mayonnaise and
mustard; 30 consume the three sauces.

51. How many people do not consume any?

of the three sauces?
a) 5 b) 6 c) 7 d) 8 10

52. How many people consume only

ketchup?
10 e) 45 20 c) 70 d) 15

53. How many people consume only

mustard?
90 b) 45 30 40

54. How many people consume only one of

Are you creams?
a) 60 b) 70 80 e) 100