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Question: 2015 Fall Midterm - 6

Author: Michiel Smid
What does $$ \sum_{k=1}^{m} {m \choose k} $$ count?
(a)
The number of bitstrings of length $m$ having exactly $k$ many 1s.
(b)
None of the above.
(c)
The number of non-empty subsets of a set of size $m$.
(d)
The number of subsets of a set of size $m$.