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Problem 1174. Wheat on a chessboard pt 2

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If a chessboard were to have wheat placed upon each square such that x grains were placed on the first square and each successive square after had y times the amount of grains as the square before. How many grains of wheat would be on the chessboard at the finish?
Assume the chess board is n by n squares.
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33.57% Correct | 66.43% Incorrect
Last Solution submitted on Dec 10, 2024

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