 Sessa requested that he might be allowed one grain of wheat for the first square on the chess board, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling continually, to 64, the whole number of squares. Now, supposing, a pint to contain...  Advanced Algebra - Page 115by William Charles Brenke - 1917 - 196 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1811 - 406 pages
...Sessa requested that he might be allowed one grain of wheat for the first square on the chess board, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling continually, to 64, the whole number of squares. Now, supposing a pint to contain 1080 of theje grains,... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1812 - 620 pages
...Sessa requested that he might be allowed one grain of wheat for the first square on the chess board, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling continually, to 64, the whole number of squares. Now, supposing, a pint to contain 7680 of these grains,... | |
 | Charles Hutton - Mathematics - 1822 - 616 pages
...Sessa requested that he might be allowed one grain of wheat for the first square oa the chess board, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling continually, to 64 the whole number of squares. Now, supposing a pint to contain 7680 of these grains,... | |
 | Ira Wanzer - Arithmetic - 1831 - 408 pages
...Sessa requested that he might be allowed one kernel of wheat for the first square on the chess board, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling continually to 64, the whole number of squares. Now, supposing 491520 of these wheat corns to make... | |
 | Samuel Read Hall - Arithmetic - 1832 - 294 pages
...Sessa requested that he might be allowed one grain of wheat for the first square on the chess board, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling continually to 64, the whole number of squares. Now supposing a pint to contain 7680 of these grains,... | |
 | Frederick Emerson - Arithmetic - 1834 - 300 pages
...he would sell him on these moderate terms; viz. that he should give him one cent for the first door, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling the price for every door, there being 36. It is a bargain, cried the simpleton, and here is a half-eagle... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1837 - 266 pages
...gentleman bought a horse, agreeing to pay what his shoes would amount to, at 1 cent for the first nail, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling the price of each succeeding nail to the last. The number of nails was 32 ; what was the price of the... | |
 | Frederick Emerson - Arithmetic - 1839 - 300 pages
...he would sell him on these moderate terms; viz. that he should give him one cent for the first door, 2 for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling the price for every door, there being 36. It is a bargain, cried the simpleton, and here is a half-eagle... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1841 - 274 pages
...bought a certain number of pears for £4 5s. 3d. Sqrs.; he gave 1 farthing for the first, 2 farthings for the second, 4 for the third, and so on, doubling each time. What did he pay for the last ? CASE X. Given the ratio, the number of terms, and the sum of all the... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1841 - 324 pages
...gentleman bought a horse, agreeing to pay what his shoes would amount to, at 1 cent for the first nail, 2 for the second, 4 for .the third, and so on, doubling the price of each succeeding nail to the last. The number of nails was 32 ; what was the price of the... | |
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