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The Doubling Penny

a penny a day, doubled, for 30 days

Would you rather get $1,000,000 today, or 1 penny today, 2 pennies tomorrow, 4 the day after, doubling every day for 30 days?

Source: A classic puzzle, retold by INFINITE SUM and fact-checked against our curated notes

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