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Two finite sets have m and n elements. The total number of subsets of the first set is 56 more than the total number of subsets of the second.What are the values of m and n?

Let A and B be two sets having m and n numbers of elements respectively
Number of subsets of A=2m
Number of subsets of B=2n
According to question
2- 2n=56
2n(2m-n - 1)=23(23- 1)
therefore, n = 3  and m - n = 3

m = 6 and n = 3



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