s(A∪B∪C) = s(A∪(B∪C)) = s(A) + s(B∪C) - s(A∩(B∪C))
= s(A) + [s(B) + s(C) - s(B∩C)] - s(A∩(B∪C))
= s(A) + s(B) + s(C) - s(B∩C) - s((A∩B)∪(A∩C))
= s(A) + s(B) + s(C) - s(B∩C) - [s(A∩B) + s(A∩C) - s((A∩B)∩(A∩C))]
(A∩B)∩(A∩C) = A∩B∩C olduğundan,
= s(A) + s(B) + s(C) - s(B∩C) - s(A∩B) - s(A∩C) + s(A∩B∩C) .
s(X∪Y) = s(X∪(Y/X)) = s(X) + s(Y/X) = s(X) + [s(Y) - s(X∩Y)]