interesecting sets formulas?

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interesecting sets formulas?

by gmatjedi » Fri Jun 11, 2010 1:55 pm
Hi,

I've seen multiple iterations of formulas to solve problems regarding intersecting sets.

What is the proper formula and in what situations would you apply this formula?
Are there variation for 2 sets vs 3 sets?

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by Stuart@KaplanGMAT » Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:46 pm
Hi,

check out: https://www.beatthegmat.com/least-value- ... 46464.html

There are lots of threads on BTG about overlapping sets - you can use the search function to find others.
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by gmatjedi » Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:03 am
Thanks Stuart.