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Problem 1. Student Enrollment Analysis
A = Students enrolled in Programming = ${Anna, Ben, Carl, Dana, Ethan, Faith}$ B = Students enrolled in Networking = ${Carl, Dana, George, Hannah, Ethan}$
Questions: a. Determine $A \cup B$, $A \cap B$, $A - B$, and $B - A$. b. Explain what each answer represents. c. Which students are taking both subjects?
1. **State the problem:**
We have two sets:
$$A = \{Anna, Ben, Carl, Dana, Ethan, Faith\}$$
$$B = \{Carl, Dana, George, Hannah, Ethan\}$$
We need to find:
- $A \cup B$ (union)
- $A \cap B$ (intersection)
- $A - B$ (difference)
- $B - A$ (difference)
2. **Recall set operation definitions:**
- $A \cup B$ is the set of all elements in $A$ or $B$ or both.
- $A \cap B$ is the set of all elements in both $A$ and $B$.
- $A - B$ is the set of elements in $A$ but not in $B$.
- $B - A$ is the set of elements in $B$ but not in $A$.
3. **Calculate $A \cup B$:**
Combine all unique students from both sets:
$$A \cup B = \{Anna, Ben, Carl, Dana, Ethan, Faith, George, Hannah\}$$
4. **Calculate $A \cap B$:**
Find students in both $A$ and $B$:
$$A \cap B = \{Carl, Dana, Ethan\}$$
5. **Calculate $A - B$:**
Students in $A$ but not in $B$:
$$A - B = \{Anna, Ben, Faith\}$$
6. **Calculate $B - A$:**
Students in $B$ but not in $A$:
$$B - A = \{George, Hannah\}$$
7. **Explain what each represents:**
- $A \cup B$ represents all students enrolled in Programming or Networking or both.
- $A \cap B$ represents students enrolled in both Programming and Networking.
- $A - B$ represents students enrolled only in Programming.
- $B - A$ represents students enrolled only in Networking.
8. **Students taking both subjects:**
From $A \cap B$, the students are:
$$\boxed{Carl, Dana, Ethan}$$