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Q. The number of proper subsets of a set having $n + 1$ elements is

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Solution:

If a set having n elements then its no. of subsets = $2^n$
$\therefore $ No. of proper subsets of a set having $(n + 1)$ elements = $2^{n+ 1} - 1$.