For the 32 subnet, the valid host range is 33 to 46 because the subnet number is 32 and the broadcast address is 47. You can’t use the subnet number and broadcast addresses as valid host addresses.

Subnet Mask divides the IP address into two segments and informs the computer which part is the network bit and which one is the host bit. For example, if there is an IP address: 192.168.0.1, it will ...