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Caleb is beginning to plant an orchard of orange trees. The number of orange trees he will plant each week during the spring is represented by the table below.

Week 1 2 3 4
Number of Trees 1 3 9 27

If the pattern in the table continues, how many orange trees will he plant during the seventh week of spring?

6,561

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Caleb is beginning to plant an orchard of orange trees. The number of orange trees he will plant each week during the spring is represented by the table below.

Week	                1	2	3	4
Number of Trees	1	3	9	27

If the pattern in the table continues, how many orange trees will he plant during the seventh week of spring?

6,561 <---
729
243
2,187

anonymous · Answer

The pattern seems to be $$3^{n-1}$$

anonymous · Answer

So after 27, you have 81, 234, and...?