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Day 1 · Count each member onceYear 11 Specialist Maths · T1 W1–2 · Day 1 lesson

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Year 11 / Specialist Mathematics / Term 1 / Weeks 01 02

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Target: derive and apply two-set inclusion–exclusion for a union when both set counts and overlap are known. Prepare: A, two-set map.

  1. Launch · 2 min. Ask whether 17 sketching plus 13 coding equals the number of distinct people in A.
  2. Model · 4 min. Put 5 “both” tokens into the overlapping region first. Then 12 sketch-only and 8 coding-only. The 5 both-tokens appeared in each set total, so 17+13−5=25 distinct participants.
  3. Guided reading · 5 min. Use A's universe 30. Add 5 neither; four disjoint regions sum 30. Explain why the neither group is outside the union, not inside a circle.
  4. Practice route · 7 min. Choose Day 1 route; give formula, region reconstruction, answer with people as units, and one sentence about double count.
  5. Audit · 4 min. Show claim 17+13=30 distinct participants. Learner locates the 5 repeated names and repairs to 25.
  6. Exit · 3 min. “What is the union of A's two groups?” Expected: 25 people; 17+13−5 because both were counted twice.