SOLUTION: how many different groups of students can show up for a seminar with an enrollment of 15? the answer in my book is 32,768...no clue how to get there.

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Question 788441: how many different groups of students can show up for a seminar with an enrollment of 15? the answer in my book is 32,768...no clue how to get there.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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how many different groups of students can show up for a seminar with an enrollment of 15? the answer in my book is 32,768...no clue how to get there.
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Each student is either at or not at the seminar.
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# of groups = 2^15 = 32,768
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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