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1.2 Exercise 7

Avg difficulty 2.5

Find the number of subsets of each of the following sets.

  1. The set of top five scorers of all time in the NBA: S={ LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan }.S = \left\{LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan\right\} .
  2. The set of the top four bestselling albums of all time: A={ Thriller, Hotel California, The Beatles White Album, Led Zepplin IV }A = \left\{Thriller, Hotel California, The Beatles White Album, Led Zepplin IV\right\}.
  3. R={ Snap, Crackle, Pop }R = \left\{Snap, Crackle, Pop\right\}.

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