Grade 7 – Mathematics

Quarter I
UNIVERSAL SET
SUBSETS and VENN DIAGRAM
• define universal set, subset and
proper subset;
• illustrate subset and universal set
using Venn Diagram; and
• list all the possible subsets of a given
set;
 Consider these cards.

Form the following sets using the numbers in the

cards.
1. A = {numbers less than 5}
A = {1,2,3,4}
2. B = {even numbers less than 5}
B = {2,4}
 Consider these cards.

3. C = {prime numbers} C = {2,3,5,7}

4. D = {odd numbers} D = {1,3,5,7,9}
5. E = {numbers from 1 to 4} E = {1,2,3,4}
- denoted by U, contains all the
elements.

U = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
U = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
A = {1,2,3,4}
B = {2,4}
C = {2,3,5,7}
D = {1,3,5,7,9}
E = {1,2,3,4}
Venn Diagram
U

Subset
U Dogs
“all poodles are dogs”
Poodles
poodles ⊆ dogs

U A A = { 1, 2, 3 }
B={1}
B
B⊆A
- denoted by ⊆ , if and only if every
element of set A is also an element of
set B.

- an empty set is always a subset of

every set.
- denoted by ⊂, if and only if every
element of set A is also an element
of set B, and set B contains at least
one element that is not in A.
- a proper subset is always a subset.
Example.

⊆
{1,2,3} ___ {1,2,3} Subset
⊂ {1,2,3}
{3} _____ Proper Subset
⊂ {1,2,3}
{7, 8} ___ Not a Subset
∈ {1,2,3}
2 ___ Element
∉ {1,2,3}
5 ___ Not an element
Let’s Try!
Fill in each blank with ⊂, ⊆, ∈, ∉, ⊂.
⊂ {1,2,3}
1. {2} _____
⊂ {a,b,c,d,e}
2. {g} _____
∉ {odd number}
3. 4 _____
⊆ {1,2,3}
4. {3,2,1} _____
∈ {1,2,3}
5. 1 _____
 NUMBER OF SUBSETS
1. {a,b} 2. {1,2,3}
{ }
{ }
{1}, {2}, {3}
{a}, {b}
{1,2}, {2,3}, {1,3}
{a,b}
{1,2,3}
4 subsets 8 subsets
3. {l,o,v,e}
{ }
{l}, {o}, {v}, {e}
{l,o}, {l,v}, {l,e}, {o,v}, {o,e}, {v,e}
{l,o,v}, {l,o,e}, {l,v,e}, {o,v,e}
{l,o,v,e}
16 subsets
Checking.
𝟐 =𝟐
𝒏 𝒏𝒖𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔

1. {a,b} = 4 subsets
𝟐 =𝟐 =2x2
𝒏 𝟐

2. {1,2,3} = 8 subsets
𝟐 =𝟐 =2x2x2
𝟑 𝟑

3. {l,o,v,e} = 16 subsets
𝟐 =𝟐 =2x2x2x2
𝟒 𝟒