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Advanced MathEasy–MediumFolds of paper from a layer count

Advanced Math practice question

A sheet of paper has 2ⁿ layers after it has been folded in half n times. How many times must the sheet be folded to have 64 layers?

Answer: 6

2ⁿ = 64 = 2⁶, so n = 6.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 5
5 folds give 32 layers.
If you answered 8
8 is 64 ÷ 8, not a power of 2 that gives 64.
If you answered 32
32 halves 64 instead of taking the logarithm base 2.

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