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Problem A
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Maya builds a triangular block tower using the following pattern.

The top row has \(1\) block.

Every other row has double the number of blocks as the row above it.

  1. If the tower has \(5\) rows, how many blocks does Maya use in total?

  2. If you follow this pattern, how many rows do you need to use at least \(200\) blocks in total?


Theme: Algebra