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OpenStudy (lucyluv16):

@welshfella, this is the next problem

OpenStudy (lucyluv16):

evaluate \[\sum_{n=3}^{12}20(0.5)^(n-1)\]

OpenStudy (lucyluv16):

I know the the 20(0.5)^(n-1) would be100 but i'm not sure about the 12 and sigma sign again....

OpenStudy (lucyluv16):

oh wait actually I think I got the answer 9.997 right???

OpenStudy (welshfella):

100? when n = 3 , 20(0.5)^(3-1) = 20 * 0.25 = 5

OpenStudy (lucyluv16):

wait were are you getting the .25 from????

OpenStudy (lucyluv16):

ohh well I got the 5 haha I don't know what I did wrong there probably plugged it in wrong but i'm still confused on were you got to .25 from..

OpenStudy (welshfella):

0.5^2

OpenStudy (welshfella):

0.5^(3-1) = 0.5^2

OpenStudy (lucyluv16):

ohhh ok

OpenStudy (welshfella):

i got 9.99 as the sum

OpenStudy (lucyluv16):

i'm just adding it all up right now, give me like 10 seconds

OpenStudy (lucyluv16):

did you round up? because i'm still getting 9.997

OpenStudy (lucyluv16):

nevermind lol, can you help me with one more I promise it's the last one.

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