Question 602340:  Find the number of subsets of a five-element set. 
 Answer by stanbon(75887)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! Find the number of subsets of a five-element set. 
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Here is a typical subset: {-,-,-,-,-} 
Each of the elements is either in or not in this subset. 
How many subsets are there? 
Ans: 2^5 = 32 
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Cheers, 
Stan H. 
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