Problem #84 MEDIUM
The Folded Paper Tower
Google Apple Exponential Growth Math
Problem Statement
A sheet of paper is 0.1 mm thick. You fold it in half repeatedly. After 1 fold it is 2 layers thick (0.2 mm). After 2 folds it is 4 layers thick (0.4 mm). Assuming you could fold it as many times as you like, how many folds would it take for the stack to exceed the height of Mount Everest (8,849 metres)? How many folds to reach the distance from the Earth to the Moon (384,400 km)?
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