POTW #9 - Feb. 25, 2024

Contributed by: devourer

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MCR Problem of the Week, Feb. 25, 2024 Edition

If devourer puts $1$ grain of rice on the first square of an $8$ by $8$ chessboard and twice the previous amount of rice on each subsequent square, how many grains of rice will he have on the entire chessboard?

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