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Making an agenda (H). There are eight members on the board of directors of the Couch Potato Corporation, not including the Chair-potato of the Board. Each board member emails the chairperson one agenda item that he or she would like to discuss at an upcoming meeting. All the agenda items sent to the chair are different. The chair chooses the agenda from the list received; however, the chair does not necessarily have to use all the items. How many different possible agendas (not counting order) could there be for their next meeting?
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