Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request in English. Please answer in English.

### Instruction:
James wants to learn to become a chess grandmaster.  It takes 2 hours to learn the rules.  It then takes him 49 times that long to get a level of proficiency to start playing in local tournaments.  After that, he devotes his life to chess and spends 100 times as much as the combined time to get proficient to becoming a master.  How much total time did he spend?

### Response:
It takes 2 hours to learn the rules.
It takes 49 times that long to get proficient so that is 2*49=<<2*49=98>>98 hours.
It takes 100 times as much time to become a master so that is 98*100=<<98*100=9800>>9800 hours.
He spent 2+98+9800=<<2+98+9800=9900>>9900 hours.
#### 9900

