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On the 21st square would be a million grains. On the 31st would be 10^9 grains, 41st: 10^12, etc. The total on all squares would be approximately 37 x 10^18 grains or 400 billion tonnes.

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Robin Hillyard
Robin Hillyard

Written by Robin Hillyard

I’ve been addicted to programming for over 50 years now. I currently teach two classes to graduates at Northeastern University, Boston, USA.

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