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On first day you receive 1 cent on the second day 2 cents on the third day you get 4 cents and so on for 28 days. How much would you expect to receive on the last day of the month ?
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first day 2^0, second day 2^1, third day 2^2 and so on...
until the last day the money you expected to receive:
2^0+2^1+2^2+...+2^27=268435455 cents
until the last day the money you expected to receive:
2^0+2^1+2^2+...+2^27=268435455 cents