Question

determine whether the following is a true statement: sweden ⊂ {denmark, sweden, norway, finland, iceland}
the statement is dropdown because the symbol ⊂ means dropdown and \sweden\ is dropdown the given set.

Explanation:

Step1: Define subset symbol

The symbol $\subseteq$ means "is a subset of", where every element of the first set must be an element of the second set.

Step2: Analyze the sets

"Sweden" is a single element, not a set. A subset relationship requires two sets.

Step3: Evaluate the statement

Since "Sweden" is not a set, it cannot be a subset of the given set.

Answer:

The statement is false because the symbol $\subseteq$ means "is a subset of" and "Sweden" is not a set contained within the given set.