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Given three sets A, B, and C. Suppose we know that the union of the three sets has cardinality 182. Further, |A| = 92, |B| = 41, |C| = 118. Also, |A ∩ B| = 15, |A ∩ C| = 42, and |A ∩ B ∩ C| = 10. Find |B ∩ C|.

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Let us use the inclusion–exclusion principle:

|A\cup B\cup C|=|A|+|B|+|C|-|A\cap B|-|A\cap C|-|B\cap C|+|A\cap B\cap C|.


It follows that

|B\cap C|=|A|+|B|+|C|-|A\cap B|-|A\cap C|+|A\cap B\cap C|-|A\cup B\cup C|\\ =92+41+118-15-42+10-182\\=22

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