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Grade 7 – Mathematics

MELC: Illustrates well-defined sets, subsets, universal sets, null set, cardinality of sets, union
and intersection of sets and the different of two sets.

MELC Code: G7Q1W1A

I. Below are some objects. Group them as you see fit and label each group.

Answer the following questions:

a. How many groups are there and specify?

There is the set of head covers (hats), the set of trees, the set of even numbers, and
the set of polyhedra. But, there is also a set of round objects and a set of pointy
objects. There are 6 well-defined sets.

b. Does each object belong to a group?

Yes

c. Is there an object that belongs to more than one group? Which one?
All the hats belong to the set of round objects. The pine trees and two of the
polyhedra belong to the set of pointy objects.

II. Which of the following are sets? Justify your answer.

(a) The collection of all the days in a week beginning with the letter ‘T’. 

(b) The collection of all difficult questions in the chapter on sets. 

(c) The collection of girls in your class. 

(d) The collection of all rivers in the Philippines.

(e) The collection of all active teachers in the school. 

(f) The collection of all integers more than -3. 

(g) The collection of all beautiful flowers in the park.

Answer:

(a), (c), (d) and (f) are sets.

Since they are well-defined collection of distinct objects.

STAR TRACKER
Solutions: a)7, b) 2, c)2, d) 2, e) 4, f)1