Is Munkres Lemma 81.1 Misinterpreted Regarding Normal Subgroups?

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[SOLVED] munkres lemma 81.1

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The statement of this lemma implies that pi_1(B,b_0)/H_0 is a group. That does not make sense to me because H_0 is not necessarily normal in pi_1(B,b_0).

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Replace the word subgroup with subset and the statement becomes less confusing. Munkres is only talking about \pi_1(B, b_0) / H_0 as a set of cosets.
 

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