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Difficulty: MediumOverlapping Sets and Venn Diagrams

A publishing firm evaluated 160160 manuscript submissions based on three quality criteria: Plot Originality (PP), Character Development (CC), and Dialogue Quality (DD). Each manuscript was evaluated against all three criteria.

- 7575 manuscripts met the criteria for Plot Originality (PP).
- 8080 manuscripts met the criteria for Character Development (CC).
- 7070 manuscripts met the criteria for Dialogue Quality (DD).
- 3030 manuscripts met the criteria for both Plot Originality and Character Development (PCP \cap C).
- 2525 manuscripts met the criteria for both Character Development and Dialogue Quality (CDC \cap D).
- 2020 manuscripts met the criteria for both Plot Originality and Dialogue Quality (PDP \cap D).
- 1010 manuscripts met all three criteria (PCDP \cap C \cap D).

How many manuscripts met exactly one of the three criteria?

Answer: 105 manuscripts

Answer

The number of manuscripts that met exactly one of the three criteria is 105.
To find the number of manuscripts meeting exactly one criterion, we isolate the unique regions for each set. Subtracting the overlapping intersections from the total of each set yields 35 manuscripts for Plot Originality only, 35 for Character Development only, and 35 for Dialogue Quality only. Combining these gives 105.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Find the number of elements in the double-intersection regions only.
Exactly (P and C) = 20; Exactly (C and D) = 15; Exactly (P and D) = 10.
The given two-set intersections include manuscripts that satisfied all three criteria, so the triple intersection of 10 must be subtracted from each.
2
Calculate the count of manuscripts meeting only P, only C, and only D.
Only P = 35, Only C = 35, Only D = 35.
Subtract all shared regions (two-set-only overlaps plus the three-set overlap) from each individual total.
3
Sum the three single-criterion regions.
35 + 35 + 35 = 105.
The question asks specifically for the total number of manuscripts that met exactly one criterion.

Key Concept

3-Set Overlapping Venn Diagrams and Region Separation
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