A leprechaun places a magic penny under a​ girl's pillow. The next night there are 2 magic pennies under her pillow. The following morning she finds four pennies.​ Apparently, while she sleeps each penny turns into two magic pennies. The total number of pennies seen under the pillow each day is the grand​ total; that​ is, the pennies from each of the previous days are not being stored away until more pennies magically appear. How many days would elapse before she has a total of more than $22 trillion ​? ​(Proceed by trial and​ error.)

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A leprechaun places a magic penny under a​ girl's pillow. The next night there are 2 magic pennies under her pillow. The following morning she finds four pennies.​ Apparently, while she sleeps each penny turns into two magic pennies. The total number of pennies seen under the pillow each day is the grand​ total; that​ is, the pennies from each of the previous days are not being stored away until more pennies magically appear. How many days would elapse before she has a total of more than $22 trillion ​?

​(Proceed by trial and​ error.)

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