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Powerful Grains Integrated Sciences I

Demonstrate exponential growth on the chess board by placing 1 grain of rice on the first square, 2 on the
second, 4 on the third, and so on. Write the total number of grains in both exponential and long form in each
square. One example is filled in for you.

23
8 rice grains

Exponentials can't go on forever, because they will gobble up everything. Carl Sagan
Estimating that there are 30,000 rice grains in 1 pound of rice and rice costs $1/pound, calculate the cost of the
following chess squares (railroad tracks will help you!):

1) 216
a. Total rice grains:
b. Total pounds of rice:
c. Total cost:

2) 232
a. Total rice grains:
b. Total pounds of rice:
c. Total cost:

3) 264
a. Total rice grains:
b. Total pounds of rice:
c. Total cost:
4) What happens to these totals when the exponent is doubled? Are the resulting numbers doubled as well?
What is the relationship exactly? (Give a number value)

Exponentials can't go on forever, because they will gobble up everything. Carl Sagan