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Question 1123779: what is the subset of 12
Found 2 solutions by Alan3354, MathLover1:
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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12 is not a set.
12 is a number.

Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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recall:

first you have the empty set: {}

So the empty set really has 0 elements, and it has just 1 subset (which is itself, the empty set).
It is like asking "There is nothing available, so what do you choose?" Answer "nothing"


then we have a set with one element: {apple}
How many subsets does the set {apple} have?: the whole set ({apple}) and the empty set ( {} )
So any set with one element will have 2+subsets.

you have a set with one element: {12}
one element will have 2+subsets, and they are: { } and {12}