If $m^*(E)=0$ Then $E$ Is Measurable

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Prove: If $m^*(E)=0$ Then $E$ Is Measurable

If $A\subset E$ then $A\cap E\subseteq E$ and by the monotonicity of the outer measure $$m^*(A\cap E)\leq m^*(E)=0$$

On the other hand $A\cap E^C\subseteq A$ then by the monotonicity of the outer measure $$m^*(A\cap E^C)\leq m^*(A)$$

Using the sufficient condition of Cartheodory: $E$ is measurable if for all $A$, $m^*(A)\geq m^*(A\cap E)+m^*(A\cap E^C)$

We have:

$m^*(A)\geq m^*(A\cap E^C)+0=m^*(A\cap E^C)+m^*(A\cap E)$

Why in the first place can we assume that $A\subset E$? shouldn't it hold for any $A$?