help with simple math question

if you have 5 toggle switches (on/off)
how many different combinations are there?

for some reason my brain is trying to do this in binary or something :\

 

[StevenYoo]

32, no?

2^5

 

[Pakky]

5!

 

[Pakky]

err, yeah, what he said.

 

[George P Burdell]

Originally posted by: GuybrushThreepwood
32, no?

2^5

 

[aux]

another vote for 2^5 = 32 🙂

 

[ArmenK]

Originally posted by: aux
another vote for 2^5 = 32 🙂

 

[MacBaine]

I am gonna go agaist the flow here and say 4.

 

[Chaotic42]

2^5

 

awesome, thanks guys

(i ended up writing a quick progie to count in binary until the length of the count was 6

31 results (which doesn't include 0)

 

[ariesleader]

Its 2^5 = 32 ....

when 0 switch is on -- different combination --> 1
when 1 switch is on -- different combination --> 5
when 2 switchs is on -- different combination --> 10
when 3 switchs is on -- different combination --> 10
when 4 switchs is on -- different combination --> 5
when 5 switchs is on -- different combination --> 1

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Total Combinations -- 32

Guess this makes it a bit clear ....

 

[AFB]

Edit : NM