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Leifs rich uncle decided to give him $1.00 the first day of Christmas and to double the amount each

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Leifs rich uncle decided to give him $1.00 the first day of Christmas and to double the amount each subsequent day. How much money (in dollars) does he recieve after all 12 days of Christmas?

Let's look at each day:
  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 8
  5. 16
  6. 32
  7. 64
  8. 128
  9. 256
  10. 512
  11. 1024
  12. 2048
Total received:
1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32 + 64 + 128 + 256 + 512 + 1024 + 2048 = 4,095
 
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