Use a Venn Diagram and the Given Information to Determine

question 6

Multiple Choice

Use a Venn Diagram and the given information to determine the number of elements in the indicated region.
-At Southern States University (SSU) there are 399 students taking Finite Mathematics or Statistics. 238 are taking Finite Mathematics, 184 are taking Statistics, and 23 are taking both Finite Mathematics and Statistics. How
Many are taking Finite Mathematics but not Statistics?

• A) 192
• B) 215
• C) 376
• D) 161

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Definitions:

Domains

In the context of biology, large, broadly defined areas of life classification above the kingdom level, or regions of a protein with specific structural or functional properties in molecular biology.

Tree of Life

The Tree of Life is a metaphorical and scientific concept describing the evolutionary relationships among various species on Earth across time, often depicted as a branching diagram.

Monophyletic Group

A group of organisms that includes an ancestral species and all of its descendants, representing a single branch on the tree of life.

Clades

Groups of organisms that consist of a single common ancestor and all its descendant species, representing a branch on the tree of life.