Answer
To find the number of the union of two finite sets $A$ and $B$ do this:
1- add the (number_of_element) in $A$ and (the number_of_element) in $B$
2- then subtract the number of elements common to both sets ($A,\ B$)
$\therefore n(A \cup B)=n(A)+n(B)-n(A \cap B)$
$n(A \cup B) \quad\quad\ \ \rightarrow$ number of elements in $A$ or $B$
$n(A)+n(B) \quad\rightarrow$ number of elements in $A$ plus number of elements in $B$
$n(A \cap B) \quad\quad\ \ \rightarrow$ number of common elements in both $A$ and $B$
Work Step by Step
To find the number of the union of two finite sets $A$ and $B$ do this:
1- add the (number_of_element) in $A$ and (the number_of_element) in $B$
2- then subtract the number of elements common to both sets ($A,\ B$)
$\therefore n(A \cup B)=n(A)+n(B)-n(A \cap B)$
$n(A \cup B) \quad\quad\ \ \rightarrow$ number of elements in $A$ or $B$
$n(A)+n(B) \quad\rightarrow$ number of elements in $A$ plus number of elements in $B$
$n(A \cap B) \quad\quad\ \ \rightarrow$ number of common elements in both $A$ and $B$