SOLUTION: If I place 1 cent on the first square of a chess board, 2 cents on the second square, and keep doubling the amount on each square, how much money will be on the 20th square?

SOLUTION: If I place 1 cent on the first square of a chess board, 2 cents on the second square, and keep doubling the amount on each square, how much money will be on the 20th square?

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Question 1141481: If I place 1 cent on the first square of a chess board, 2 cents on the second square, and keep doubling the amount on each square, how much money will be on the 20th square?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You described the pattern well enough that you can just follow the pattern, and compute what was asked.

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