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Is the math riddle in the movie The Happening true?

Well he sais a riddle that is "If I paid you a penny on the first day, 2 pennies the second day, 4 pennies the third, double it everyday and by the end of the month how much would you have?"and ive jus been wondering what the real answer was!? :))

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$.01, $.02, $.04, $.08, $.16, $.32, $.64, $1.28, $2.56, $5.12, $10.24, $20.48, $40.96, $81.82, $163.64, $327.28, $654.56, $1309.12...thats just after 18 days lol. so you wud end up with well over $20,000 for the month lol... Show More
you get something like 10 million 7 hundred thousand $. so a billion and something pennies. MORE pennies than what actually exist i think!!!!... Show More

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