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The answer is C, how is it solved?

The answer is C, how is it solved?-example-1
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Answer:

(C) 0

Explanation:

As always, the first step is to read and understand the question. You are asked to find the smallest number in the set {M₁, M₂, M₃}. Each of these values is defined to be the largest number in the corresponding sets S₁, S₂, S₃.

Set M

The numbers in each set are ordered smallest to largest, so the largest number in each set is the one on the right.

The largest number in S₁ is 8, so M₁ = 8.

The largest number in S₂ is 6, so M₂ = 6.

The largest number in S₃ is 0, so M₃ = 0.

This means the set M is ...

M = {M₁, M₂, M₃} = {8, 6, 0}

The question asks for the smallest number in set M. Clearly, it is 0.

The smallest number in the set is 0.

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