Question

A car dealership sold one car in its first month of business. The number of cars sold each month increased by two times the previous month’s sales.

What was the total number of cars the dealership sold during the first 12 months?

Answer 1

All you have to do in this equation is multiply 1x2, 2x2, 4x2, and so on. The answer for 12 months is 2,048 cars.

Answer 2

In one year, that dealership sold 2048 cars if it doubled each month.