SOLUTION: Michelle has a patty and invites 3 friends. Each friend invites 3 other friends. each of these friends invites 3 more friends. Finally,each of these friends invites 3 more friends.

Question 825406: Michelle has a patty and invites 3 friends. Each friend invites 3 other friends. each of these friends invites 3 more friends. Finally,each of these friends invites 3 more friends. Each guest at the party brings 3 gifts, with 3 bows on each gift. How many bows does Michelle get at the party?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Michelle has a patty and invites 3 friends.
Each friend invites 3 other friends.
each of these friends invites 3 more friends.
Finally,each of these friends invites 3 more friends.
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Friends = 3 + 3^2 + 3^3 + 3^4 + 3^5 = 3*(3^5-1)/(3-1) = 3(242)/2 = 363
Each guest at the party brings 3 gifts, with 3 bows on each gift. How many bows does Michelle get at the party?
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# of bows = 3*363 = 1089
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Stan H.
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Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The number of guests is

The number of bows that each guest brings is:

Michelle gets 1080 bows

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