document.write( "Question 1210229: Find the number of subsets of
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document.write( "S = \{1, 3, 8, 17, 30, 36, 47, 58\},
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document.write( "so that the sum of the elements in the subset is less than 20. (Note that for the empty subset, we take the sum of the elements as 0.)
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Algebra.Com's Answer #851697 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Since the elements 30, 36, 47, and 58 are each alone greater than 20, the only elements we need to consider are 1, 3, 8, and 17. \n" ); document.write( "subsets with 0 elements: { } \n" ); document.write( "Number of subsets with 0 elements and a sum of less than 20: 1 \n" ); document.write( "subsets with 1 element: {1}, {3}, {8}, {17} \n" ); document.write( "Number of subsets with 1 element and a sum of less than 20: 4 \n" ); document.write( "subsets with 2 elements: {1,3}, {1,8}, {1,17}; {3,8} \n" ); document.write( "Number of subsets with 2 elements and a sum of less than 20: 4 \n" ); document.write( "subsets with 3 elements: {1,3,8} \n" ); document.write( "Number of subsets with 3 elements and a sum of less than 20: 1 \n" ); document.write( "Total number of subsets with a sum of less than 20: 1+4+4+1 = 10 \n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: 10 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |