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Whats the difference between a subset and a proper subset? {5,8} {2,5,8} Is {5,8} a subset of {2,5,8}.

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Answer:


\{5,8\} is a subset of
\{2,5,8\}

Explanation:

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Difference between subset and proper subset

To answer this question, I will use the following illustration.


A = \{1,2,3\}


B = \{2,3\}


C = \{1,2,3\}

In the above sets, set B is a proper subset of set A because all elements of B can be found in A, but not element of A can be found in B.

Set C is a subset of A because
A = C

Using the above illustration, we have:


\{5,8\} and
\{2,5,8\}


\{5,8\} is a subset of
\{2,5,8\}, because 5 and 8 are in
\{2,5,8\} but 2 which ca be found in
\{2,5,8\} is not in
\{5,8\}

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