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How many subsets containing 2 and 4 do {1, 2, 3, 4} have?

4 elements => 1 = {1, 2, 3, 4}
3 elements => 2 = {1,2,4} {2, 3, 4}
2 elements => 1 = {2,4}

Hence E
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Can someone explain why the correct answer marked is D (3). Is it because they are not considering {1,2,3,4} a subset of the original set?
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Can someone explain why the correct answer marked is D (3). Is it because they are not considering {1,2,3,4} a subset of the original set?

The correct answer is E, 4. A set is a subset of itself, so {1, 2, 3, 4} should also be included in the count.
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How many subsets containing 2 and 4 does {1, 2, 3, 4} have?

(A) 0
(B) 1
(C) 2
(D) 3
(E) 4
{2, 4} {2, 4, 1} {2, 4, 3} {2, 4, 3, 1}

Answer: Option E


If the question were asking for the total subsets (for an alternative question)
Total Subsets with zero element = 4C0 = 1
Total Subsets with One element = 4C1 = 4
Total Subsets with Two element = 4C2 = 6
Total Subsets with Three element = 4C3 = 4
Total Subsets with Four element = 4C4 = 1

Total Subsets = 1+4+6+4+1 = 16
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