Question

You are offered a job that pays a different amount each day. The

first day, you are paid l¢. The second day you are paid 2¢. The
third day you are paid 4¢. Each day, your pay continues to
double. Write an equation that would describe the amount, in
cents, you would be paid on a particular day.

Answer 1

Salary by day = .01 * 2^(n-1)

where n = # of days so

day 1 = .01 * 2^(1 -1) = .01 * 2^0 = .01

day 2 = .01 * 2^(2 -1) = .01 * 2^1 = .02

day 3 = .01 * 2^(3 -1) = .01 * 2^2 = .04

day 4 = .01 * 2^(4 -1) = .01 * 2^4 = .08

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