Question

The total number of dollars you would have received if you received one dollar on your first birthday, two dollars on your second birthday, four on your third, and continued doubling the dollars on each birthday to your 18th.

Answer 1

Answer:

262,143

Step-by-step explanation:

1. 1
2. 1+2
3. 3+4
4. 7+8
5. 15+16
6. 31+32
7. 63+64
8. 127+128
9. 255+256
10. 511+512
11. 1023+1024
12. 2047+2048
13. 4095+4096
14. 8191+8192
15. 16,383+16,384
16. 32,767+32,768
17. 65,535+65,536
18. 131,071+131,072

        =262,143