Consider all the subsets of the set A = {1, 2, 3, 4}. How many of them are supersets of the set {4}?

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  2. 7
  3. 8
  4. 9

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Option 3 : 8
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Concept:

A proper subset is one that contains few elements of the original set.

A superset is one that contains all the elements including elements of the original set.

Calculation:

The superset of {1, 2, 3, 4} and supersets of set {4} are

{4}, {1, 4}, {2, 4}, {3, 4}, {1, 2, 4}, {2, 3, 4), (1, 3, 4}, {1, 2, 3, 4}

Hence, there are 8 supersets of the set {4}.

∴ The required number of set is 8.

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