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Column A

 

Column B

The number of distinct elements
common to set A and set B

The number of distinct elements in
set A that are not in set B

(A)Column A is larger
(B)...
(C)...
(D)...
(E)...
(F)...
*This question is included in Nova Math - Problem Set Z: Counting, question #12

The solution is

Posted: 10/11/2013 14:22
This question says distinct elements, but nothing about repeated elements. Both columns do not ask about distinct elements but elements in general. The answer should be D.
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Posted: 11/01/2013 14:51
Jeremy, maybe the problem could have been clearer by saying in the setup: "There may be elements in B that are common to A."

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