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Dad dreamed that he put $1 on the first square,$2 on the second, $4 dollars on the third, and so on, doubling the amount each time.If it costs $65,535 to cover all the squares,how many squares were in Dad's dream?
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\n" ); document.write( "65535 = 2^16 - 1
\n" ); document.write( "--> 16 squares \n" ); document.write( "

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