The sum of the numerical coefficients in the expansion of the binomial (a\plus{}b)^8 is:
<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(A)</span>32<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(B)</span>16<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(C)</span>64<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(D)</span>48<spanclass=′latex−bold′>(E)</span>7