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| − | Consider finding the number of subsets that do not contain any primes and minus that number from the total number of subsets.There are 2^8 | + | Consider finding the number of subsets that do not contain any primes and minus that number from the total number of subsets. There are 2^8 total subsets, and 4 non-prime. Thus (2^8) - (2^4) = 240 |
==Solution 2 (Using Answer Choices)== | ==Solution 2 (Using Answer Choices)== | ||
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Problem
How many subsets of 
contain at least one prime number?
Solution 1
Consider finding the number of subsets that do not contain any primes and minus that number from the total number of subsets. There are 2^8 total subsets, and 4 non-prime. Thus (2^8) - (2^4) = 240
Solution 2 (Using Answer Choices)
Well, there are 4 composite numbers, and you can list them in a 1 number format, a 2 number, 3 number, and a 4 number format. Now, we can use combinations.
. Using the answer choices, the only multiple of 15 is 
By: K6511
Solution 3
Subsets of include a single digit up to all eight numbers. Therefore, we must add the combinations of all possible subsets and subtract from each of the subsets formed by the composite numbers.
Hence:
By: pradyrajasai
See Also
| 2018 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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