SOLUTION: find the total number of ancestors a person has in 8 generations preceding him, assuming there are no duplicates
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Question 777463: find the total number of ancestors a person has in 8 generations preceding him, assuming there are no duplicates
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hint:
This person has 2^1 = 2 parents, 2^2 = 4 grandparents, 2^3 = 8 great grandparents, etc etc
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