Foodmart customers regularly buy at least one of the

Foodmart customers regularly buy at least one of the following products: milk, chicken, or apples. 60% of shoppers buy milk, 50% buy chicken, and 35% buy apples. If 10% of the customers buy all 3 products, what percentage of Foodmart customers purchase exactly 2 of the products listed above?

A. 5%
B. 10%
C. 15%
D. 25%
E. 30%

100%={customers who buy milk}+{customers who buy chicken}+{customers who buy apples} - {customer who buy exactly 2 products} - 2*{customers who by exactly 3 products}+{customers who buy neither of the products}

\(100=60+50+35-x-2*10+0\) --> \(x=25\).

Answer: D.

For more about the formulas for 3 overlapping sets please see my post at: https://gmatclub.com/forum/formulae-for- ... 69014.html

Hope it helps.

60-(x+10+z) + 50-(x+10+y) + 35-(z+10+y) + x + +y + z +10 = 100

where x = people who bought Milk & Chicken
y = people who bought chicken & Apples
z= people who bought Milk and Apples
x+y+z= the number of people who bought just exactly two products.

Hence solving the above equation we get,

125 -(x+y+z) = 100
Thus, x+y+z= 25

Hi Bunuel

I was looking at this post

formulae-for-3-overlapping-sets-69014.html?hilit=rather%20memorize

Can you tell me the above question of milk, chicken and apples would be as per which of the below points and how

1. For 3 sets A, B, and C: P(A u B u C) : P(A) + P(B) + P(C) – P(A n B) – P(A n C) – P(B n C) + P(A n B n C)

2. To determine the No of persons in exactly one set : P(A) + P(B) + P(C) – 2P(A n B) – 2P(A n C) – 2P(B n C) + 3P(A n B n C)

3. To determine the No of persons in exactly two of the sets : P(A n B) + P(A n C) + P(B n C) – 3P(A n B n C)

4. To determine the No of persons in exactly three of the sets : P(A n B n C)

5. To determine the No of persons in two or more sets (at least 2 sets) : P(A n B) + P(A n C) + P(B n C) – 2P(A n B n C)

@rtaha... the bunuel's approach of addressing this problem with formula is invincible, and is the best approach.

I was facing a lot of problems in set thory, i improved a lot by solving every problem 1) by formula of bunuel and 2) actual ven diagram
By solving this problems with ven diagram, you would basically learn why this formula is applied.

I have seen these 2 formulaes being used. What is the difference between them
P (A u B u C) = P (A) + P (B) + P (C) - [ P (A n B) + P (A n C) + P (B n C) ] + P (A n B n C)
and P (A u B u C) = P (A) + P (B) + P (C) - [ P (A n B) + P (A n C) + P (B n C) ] - 2(P (A n B n C))

My post at the link I provided above (formulae-for-3-overlapping-sets-69014.html#p729340) is exactly about this issue.

Some good methods have been discussed above. Let me add a small discussion on Venn diagrams

You will not have any confusion if you visualize it. The total number of people is 100 (assume it since numbers are in %). These 100 people are spread around in the 3 circles. One person can be in only one area.

60+50+35 (= 145) is more than 100 because
60 = the entire left top circle = the left top red part + x + z + 10.
50 = the entire right top circle = the right top red part + x + y + 10
35 = the bottom circle = the bottom red part + y + z + 10
so x, y and z are counted twice and 10 is counted thrice

45 = x + y + z + 2*10
x+ y + z = 25

@Karishma:

How did you get:

"45 = x + y + z + 2*10
x+ y + z = 25"

I lost the part here..

145 is 45 more than 100. Why is it 45 extra? Because x, y and z were counted twice (so they appear once extra) and 10 was counted thrice ( so it appears twice extra). check out the diagram. These extras make up the 45. In 100, there is no double/triple counting. It is equal to the actual number of people.
That is why 45 = x + y + z + 2*10

25 = x+y+z

We can use the formula:

Total = n(M) + n(C) + n(A) - n(exactly two) - 2 * n(all three)

100 = 60 + 50 + 35 - n(exactly two) - 2 * 10

100 = 125 - n(exactly two)

n(exactly two) = 25

Answer: D

Hi,

Could you please explain how the problem should be modified, so we need to add and not subtract customers who purchase all three products?

Given:Foodmart customers regularly buy at least one of the following products: milk, chicken, or apples. 60% of shoppers buy milk, 50% buy chicken, and 35% buy apples.

Asked:If 10% of the customers buy all 3 products, what percentage of Foodmart customers purchase exactly 2 of the products listed above?

109% = 60% + 50% + 35% - Exacly 2 - 2*10%

Exactly 2 = 25%

IMO D

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