document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=387786>Question 387786</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How many subsets does the set {A,B,C,D,E} have?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #274809 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=274809\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For any subset S, we can choose which elements belong in S. This means:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A is in S or A is not in S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B is in S or B is not in S<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "E is in S or E is not in S\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each case has 2 possibilities, so the total number of subsets (including the empty set and {A,B,C,D,E}) is 2^5, or 32. </SPAN>\n" );
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