SOLUTION: a lady started a chain letter by writing to 4 friends and requesting them to copy the letter and send it to four other friends. if the chain was unbroken until the 5th set of lette

SOLUTION: a lady started a chain letter by writing to 4 friends and requesting them to copy the letter and send it to four other friends. if the chain was unbroken until the 5th set of lette

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Question 159794: a lady started a chain letter by writing to 4 friends and requesting them to copy the letter and send it to four other friends. if the chain was unbroken until the 5th set of letters were mailed, how much was spent for postage at $8 per letter?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
4,16,64,256,1024 totals 1,364*8=$10,912 is the total cost.
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