Which of the following is a subset of the set
A: {integers divisible by 2 from 2 to 20}

{24, 26, 28}
{4, 6, 8, 10}
{integers divisible by 4 from 2 to 40}
{0, 2, 4, 6 ...}

Question

Which of the following is a subset of the set
A: {integers divisible by 2 from 2 to 20} 
   
 {24, 26, 28} 
 {4, 6, 8, 10} 
 {integers divisible by 4 from 2 to 40} 
 {0, 2, 4, 6 ...}

hartnn · Answer

do you know what a subset means ?

anonymous · Answer

no i dont

hartnn · Answer

cool :)
you can carry on then, i'll leave this to you.

anonymous · Answer

prettygirl the answer of ur previous quastion is b not a

perl · Answer

a set is just a collection of things (where order does not count) . 
a subset is a subcollection of your original collection

anonymous · Answer

okay thnks

perl · Answer

now start with the original set A , your original collection. 
you want integers divisible by 2 from 2 to 20. 
A = { 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20}

perl · Answer

which of the choices is a 'subset' or a subcollection of the original set A

perl · Answer

here is another example of set. if i start with the set of all American citizens, a subset of this set will be the set of American citizens in Colorado. (remember subsets are also sets)