Question 21.44

14. In a FoxTrot cartoon by Bill Amend (9/10/2006), shown below, Paige confronts a math problem in which “a math teacher assigns one second of homework the first week of school, two seconds the second week, four seconds the third, and so on.” She is asked whether she would agree to this weekly homework doubling for the duration of the 36-week school year. How much homework (in hours) would this plan require in week 36?