document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=618970>Question 618970</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how many possible subsets are there in set b {1,3,5,7,9} </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #389230 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=389230\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how many possible subsets are there in set b {1,3,5,7,9}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: # of subsets = 2^5 = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "----------------------------------<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pattern: {_,_,_,_,_}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each position either does or does not have the corresponding number.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Example: {_,_,5,_,9} is one of the subsets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So there are 2^5 = 32 different patterns, or subsets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "===============<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=============== </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );