A lottery winner must decide between two methods of payment. Choice one is to receive a lump sum of $100,000,000. Choice two is to begin with one cent on day 1, three cents on day 2, nine cents on day three, and so on until the end of 22 days.
Which choice should the lottery winner select?

Question

A lottery winner must decide between two methods of payment. Choice one is to receive a lump sum of $100,000,000. Choice two is to begin with one cent on day 1, three cents on day 2, nine cents on day three, and so on until the end of 22 days. 
Which choice should the lottery winner select?

anonymous · Answer

what is 3^22?

anonymous · Answer

the answer is 10,460,353,203 i think idk why though like how do i explain it and i know i have to use the sum of an arithmetic series @AJMole123

anonymous · Answer

Really? Because that's not an arithmetic sequence?