Some people can trace their ancestry back ten generations, which means two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, and so on. How many grandparents does this include?

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Some people can trace their ancestry back ten generations, which means two parents, four
grandparents, eight great-grandparents, and so on. How many grandparents does this include?
Transcribed Image Text:Some people can trace their ancestry back ten generations, which means two parents, four grandparents, eight great-grandparents, and so on. How many grandparents does this include?
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