The Candy Factory Problem
The Richmond Candy Factory manufactures Apple Candy, and they want to be able to fill any demand for candy that ranges between 1 and 1000 pieces.
The production manager, a retired math teacher from the local high school, determined that they only needed 10 different size bags of candy on hand to be able to fill any order!
If all the bags are to hold a different amount of candy, and if you want to be able to fill any order of candy from 1 to 1000 pieces (without breaking any of the bags), how many pieces of candy should be put into each of the ten bags?