Today's Question - It's in the bag - An eccentric trader took his $1,000 bonus to the bank. He asked the teller to place the dollars in a series of sealed bags so that he could later ask for any amount from 1 to 1,000 and get it without opening any bag. What is the smallest number of bags he would need and what amounts would in each bag?

Reveal Answer Answer to in the bag - There should be 10 bags in the following progression 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, and 489. (Note the symmetry.)

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