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# Grains
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Calculate the number of grains of wheat on a chessboard given that the number
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on each square doubles.
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There once was a wise servant who saved the life of a prince. The king
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promised to pay whatever the servant could dream up. Knowing that the
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king loved chess, the servant told the king he would like to have grains
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of wheat. One grain on the first square of a chess board. Two grains on
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the next. Four on the third, and so on.
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There are 64 squares on a chessboard.
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Write code that shows:
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- how many grains were on each square, and
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- the total number of grains
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## For bonus points
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Did you get the tests passing and the code clean? If you want to, these
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are some additional things you could try:
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- Optimize for speed.
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- Optimize for readability.
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Then please share your thoughts in a comment on the submission. Did this
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experiment make the code better? Worse? Did you learn anything from it?
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## Elm Installation
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Refer to the [Exercism help page](http://exercism.io/languages/elm) for Elm
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installation and learning resources.
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## Writing the Code
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The first time you start an exercise, you'll need to ensure you have the
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appropriate dependencies installed.
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```bash
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$ npm install
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```
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Execute the tests with:
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```bash
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$ npm test
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```
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Automatically run tests again when you save changes:
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```bash
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$ npm run watch
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```
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As you work your way through the test suite, be sure to remove the `skip <|`
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calls from each test until you get them all passing!
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## Source
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JavaRanch Cattle Drive, exercise 6 [http://www.javaranch.com/grains.jsp](http://www.javaranch.com/grains.jsp)
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## Submitting Incomplete Solutions
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It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.
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