A person can order a new car with a choice of 8 possible colors, with or without air conditioning, with orwithout heated seats, with or without anti-lock brakes, with or without power windows, and with or without aCD player. In how many different ways can a new car be ordered in terms of these options?
A) 256
B) 128
C) 512
D) 16

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The number of different ways to order the car is calculated by multiplying the number of choices for each option. There are 8 color choices and 2 choices (yes or no) for each of the 5 features (air conditioning, heated seats, anti-lock brakes, power windows, CD player). Thus, the total number of combinations is 8 * 2^5 = 8 * 32 = 256.

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