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How many subsets of <math>\{2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}</math> contain at least one prime number? | How many subsets of <math>\{2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\}</math> contain at least one prime number? | ||
<math>(\text{A}) \indent 128 \qquad (\text{B}) \indent 192 \qquad (\text{C}) \indent 224 \qquad (\text{D}) \indent 240 \qquad (\text{E}) \indent 256 </math> | <math>(\text{A}) \indent 128 \qquad (\text{B}) \indent 192 \qquad (\text{C}) \indent 224 \qquad (\text{D}) \indent 240 \qquad (\text{E}) \indent 256 </math> | ||
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| + | ==Solution 1 == | ||
| + | Since an element of a subset is either in or out, the total number of subsets of the 8 element set is <math>2^8 = 256</math>. However, since we are only concerned about the subsets with at least 1 prime in it, we can use complementary counting to count the subsets without a prime and subtract that from the total. Because there are 4 non-primes, there are <math>2^8 -2^4 = 240</math> subsets with at least 1 prime so the answer is <math>\Rightarrow (\text{D}) \indent</math> (Giraffefun) | ||
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Revision as of 14:33, 16 February 2018
How many subsets of 
contain at least one prime number?
Solution 1
Since an element of a subset is either in or out, the total number of subsets of the 8 element set is 
. However, since we are only concerned about the subsets with at least 1 prime in it, we can use complementary counting to count the subsets without a prime and subtract that from the total. Because there are 4 non-primes, there are 
subsets with at least 1 prime so the answer is 
(Giraffefun)
See Also
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