Grains
Level 4
10 Points
Instructions
Calculate the number of grains of wheat on a chessboard.
A chessboard has 64 squares. Square 1 has one grain, square 2 has two grains, square 3 has four grains, and so on, doubling each time.
Write code that calculates:
- the number of grains on a given square
- the total number of grains on the chessboard
Grains
Level 4
10 Points
Instructions
Calculate the number of grains of wheat on a chessboard.
A chessboard has 64 squares. Square 1 has one grain, square 2 has two grains, square 3 has four grains, and so on, doubling each time.
Write code that calculates:
- the number of grains on a given square
- the total number of grains on the chessboard