Question 96045: I want to neqotiate an allowance with my parents propose that I make 1 cent the first week 2 cents the 2nd week 4 cents the 3rd week and 8 cents the 4th week, etc how much will I make after 52 weeks which happens to be total weeks for a year How much will I make the last week
Found 2 solutions by Earlsdon, edjones:
Answer by Earlsdon(6103)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!This is a case of a geometrical progression and can be repesented as...
 +...+ 
The sum of this progression is  cents
So, at the end of the year (52 weeks) you would have a total of:
$45,035,996,273,704.95
On the 52nd week, you would get:
 cents, which amounts to $22,517,998,136,852.48
Answer by edjones(7311)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!1,2,4,8 is a geometric sequence.
the commmon ratio (r) is the ratio of one term to the term in front of it.
 in this case.
To find the nth term: 
 =$225,180,000,000. for the last weeks pay check.
For the total 52 wks pay is the sum of the geometric series which is: 
 =$450,360,000,000.
EdJones
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