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Question 153723: How many ways can you order a hamburger if you can order it with or without the following items: cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles or onions?: How many ways can you order a hamburger if you can order it with or without the following items: cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles or onions?
Answer by Fombitz(1755) About Me  (Show Source):
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The ways of ordering increase as the power of 2 (with or without) with the exponent being the number of items to choose.
There are 5 toppings available.
N=2^5
N=32
There are 32 possible combinations of burger.