1972 AHSME Problems/Problem 4
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Problem 4
The number of solutions to , where is a subset of is
Solution
has to contain , so only matters. There are two choices for the elements; the element is either in or outside of . With this combinatorics in mind, the answer is simply ~lopkiloinm