A King in ancient times agreed to reward the inventor of chess with one grain of wheat on the first of the 64 squares of a chess

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A King in ancient times agreed to reward the inventor of chess with one grain of wheat on the first of the 64 squares of a chess board On the second square the Kir would place two grains of wheat on the third square four grains of wheat and on the fourth square eight grains of wheat If the amount of wheat is doubled in this w on each of the remaining squares how many grains of wheat should be placed on square 15 Also find the total number of grains of wheat on the board at this time and their total weight in pounds Assume that each grain of wheat weighs 1 7000 pound How many grains of wheat should be placed on square 15 16384 grains How many total grains of wheat should be on the board after the the grains of wheat have been placed on square 15 32767 grains What is the total weight of all the grains of wheat on the board after the grains of wheat have been placed on square 15 pounds Round to the nearest tenth as needed

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