IP subnetting

Can someone please explain how the answer to this question is obtained ?

How many subnets are gained by subnetting 172.17.32.0/20 into multiple/

28 subnets?

They answer is 256, but I can not figure out how to come up with that answer.

Thanks for the help

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Posted 5 years ago by RIckH in Cisco Certification

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