SOLUTION: algebra II word problem step by step help to solve: a King distribute rice from his storehouse onto a chessboard. two grains from the first square of the chess board, four grai

Question 732997: algebra II word problem step by step help to solve:
a King distribute rice from his storehouse onto a chessboard. two grains from the first square of the chess board, four grains for the second square, eight grains for the third square, sisteen grains for the fourth square, and so on for all the squares. how much rice will this entail, how much volume the rice will take up and how much this rice will cost ( 2000 grains of rice costs 5 cents)
2000 grains of rice = 1 cubic inch, 1728 cubic inches =1 cubic foot, 1 cubic mile= 147,197,952,000 cubic feet.
please show me step by step how to solve this problem?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The number of grains of rice will be more than
the number of atoms in the universe.
Cheers,
Stan H.
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