Question 528806: 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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Answer by zoomkaboom4(62)   (Show Source):
Answer by Alan3354(69443)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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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65535 = 2^16 - 1
--> 16 squares
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