Akbar and Birbal used to play chess almost every evening..... One evening Akbar was extremely pleased with Birbal's game and offered him a grand reward. "Ask and thou shalt receive. I am rich enough to satisfy thy most cherised wish," said Akbar.Birbal was hesitant but on being forced by the Emperor said, "Sir, I would like to have one grain of wheat for the first square on the chess board, two for the second, four for the third and so on for all the 64 squares.""Is that all?" retorted Akbar. "Birbal thy request is not worthy of my generosity. Any way thou shalt receive thy sack of grain."What do you think was the size of the sack?
This puzzle came in the logic and reasoning section of the IIT interviews.
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2006-10-06
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