Find (a) the number of subsets and (b) the number of proper subsets of the set. The set of days of the week.

(a) The number of subsets is

(b) The number of proper subsets is

(a) Total No. of Subsets = 128

(b) Total No. of Proper Subsets = 127

Step-by-step explanation:

First we need to define the set of days of the week.

Set of Days of Week = {Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday}

It is evident from the set of days of the week, that it contains 7 elements.

(a)

The total no. of subsets of a given set is given by the following formula:

Total No. of Subsets = 2^n

where,

n = no. of elements of the set = 7

Therefore,

Total No. of Subsets = 2^n

Total No. of Subsets = 2^7

Total No. of Subsets = 128

(b)

The total no. of proper subsets of a given set is given by the following formula:

Total No. of Proper Subsets = (2^n) - 1

where,

n = no. of elements of the set = 7

Therefore,

Total No. of Proper Subsets = (2^n) - 1

Total No. of Proper Subsets = (2^7) - 1 = 128 - 1

Total No. of Proper Subsets = 127