Question

A man places 1 penny on the square of a chess board, 2 pennies on the next square, 4 pennies on the third square, and continues this pattern. How many pennies will be on the 14th square?(1 point)
Responses

256 pennies
256 pennies

16,384 pennies
16,384 pennies

8,192 pennies
8,192 pennies

28 pennies
28 pennies
Remaining At

Answer 1

Each square has 2^(n−1) pennies, so the 14th square has 2^(14−1) = 2^13 = 8,192 pennies.