SOLUTION: are the two sets equal, equivalent, neither or both? Explain your answer. v={a,b,c};w={ tree, bush, shrub}

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Question 468911: are the two sets equal, equivalent, neither or both? Explain your answer.
v={a,b,c};w={ tree, bush, shrub}
Answer by kingme18(98) About Me  (Show Source):
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EQUAL sets have exactly the same elements.

EQUIVALENT sets have the same NUMBER of elements.

For your sets, the elements are certainly not the same, so they are not equal sets; however, both sets have 3 elements, making them equivalent.