So, the salesman said, “If you insist, I do not want much. Get your checkerboard and place one penny on the first square. Then place two pennies on the next square. Then place four pennies on the third square. Continue this until all 64 squares are covered with pennies.” As he’d been saving pennies for over 25 years, Mr. Brown did not consider this much of an award, but soon realized he made a miscalculation on the amount of money involved.
a) How much money expressed in dollars would Mr. Brown have to put on the 32nd square?
Answer: $42,949,672.96
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a32 = 1 * 2^32
=1* 4294967296 (is this correct?)
If the above is correct, I'm not understanding how to figure out the next one.
b) How much money expressed in dollars would the traveling salesman receive in total if the checkerboard only had 32 squares?
Answer:
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a) How much money expressed in dollars would Mr. Brown have to put on the 32nd square?
Answer: $42,949,672.96
Show work in this space
a32 = 1 * 2^32
=1* 4294967296 (is this correct?)
If the above is correct, I'm not understanding how to figure out the next one.
b) How much money expressed in dollars would the traveling salesman receive in total if the checkerboard only had 32 squares?
Answer:
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