SOLUTION: Arrange 127 pennies into 7 stacks so that some combination of the stacks can total up to any amount from 1� to 127�.

SOLUTION: Arrange 127 pennies into 7 stacks so that some combination of the stacks can total up to any amount from 1� to 127�.

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Question 860758: Arrange 127 pennies into 7 stacks so that some combination of the stacks can total up to any amount from 1� to 127�.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Arrange 127 pennies into 7 stacks so that some combination of the stacks can total up to any amount from 1� to 127�.
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It's binary counting. The stacks are
1
2
4
8
16
32
64

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