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A class list $A$ has the pupils who play football removed, leaving set $B$ behind. The remainder $A-B$ equals:
A$A'\cup B$
B$A\cup B'$
C$A'\cap B$
D$A\cap B'$
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. $A\cap B'$
1. The difference $A-B$ holds the members of $A$ that are not in $B$.
2. 'Not in $B$' is exactly the complement $B'$.
3. Requiring membership of both conditions at once is an intersection.
4. So $A-B=A\cap B'$.
5. Using a union instead would admit everything outside $B$, including elements that are not in $A$ at all.
_Source: NECTA ACSEE 2022 Advanced Mathematics 142/1, Question 5: Sets_
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