Smart Kid: Got Rich In One Month Mowing Grass

Jimmy Hughes, a smart kid, in a wealthy family, made a deal with his parents to work for them for a month. He was to get one cent the first day, two cents the second, four cents the next, etc., doubling the amount each day for thirty days. On June 30, he presented a bill for over ten million dollars. Was the kid trying to scam his parents? You decide when you read this story.