king in ancient times agreed to reward the inventor of chess with one grain of wheat on the first of the 64 squares of a chess board. On the second square the king would place 2 grains of wheat. On the third square, 4 grains and on the fourth square, 8 grains. If the amount of wheat is doubled in this way on each of the remaining squares, how many grains should be placed on square 25? Also, find the total number of grains of wheat on the board at this time and their total weight in pounds. (Assume each grain

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A king in ancient times agreed to reward the inventor of chess with one grain of wheat on the first of the 64 squares of a chess board. On the second square the king would place 2 grains of wheat. On the third square, 4 grains and on the fourth square, 8 grains. If the amount of wheat is doubled in this way on each of the remaining squares, how many grains should be placed on square 25? Also, find the total number of grains of wheat on the board at this time and their total weight in pounds. (Assume each grain weighs 1/7000 of a pound)

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