How many elements are in F = {x : x is an odd digit and x > 2}?
The governing concept is cardinality: count the distinct values that satisfy both conditions simultaneously. The odd decimal digits are 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. Applying x > 2 removes 1 because it is not greater than 2, leaving F = {3, 5, 7, 9}. This set has four distinct elements, so option B is correct. The answer is not 5 because that counts all odd digits without applying the inequality. It is not 3 because one of the valid digits has been missed, and it is not 6 because 6 is even and cannot satisfy the first condition. The word “digit” restricts the universe to the ten decimal digits from 0 through 9.
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