The set {1, 2, 3} has a total of 2n subsets, where n is the number of elements in the set. In this case, the set has 3 elements: 1, 2, and 3.
To calculate the number of subsets, we use the formula:
2n = 23 = 8
This means there are 8 possible subsets for the set {1, 2, 3}. The subsets are:
- {}
- {1}
- {2}
- {3}
- {1, 2}
- {1, 3}
- {2, 3}
- {1, 2, 3}
In summary, a set with n elements always has 2n subsets, including the empty set and the set itself.