Question

A worker is paid $0.03 on the first day, $0.06 on the second day, $0.12 on the third day, $0.24 on the fourth day, and so on. How much money (rounded to the nearest cent) in total does the worker earn after working 24 days?

Hint: cap s sub n equals start fraction a sub one left parenthesis one minus r to the power of n end power right parenthesis over one minus r end fraction comma r ≠ 1, where a1 is the first term and r is the common ratio.

$203,316.45
$403,316.45
$503,316.45
$513,316.45

Answer 1

@ganeshie8 @perl @Mehek14

Answer 2

@Error1603

Answer 3

You need to sum a geometric series.

Answer 4

how, so confused?