alleryThe empty set is a subset of:
AEvery single set
BItself alone
COnly finite sets
DOnly number sets
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Every single set
1. The empty set has no elements.
2. So there is no element that could fail to be in another set.
3. It is agreed to be a subset of every set.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics, Chapter 1, Sets._
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