SOLUTION: 13) George decide to put aside some money each day so he could buy a new television. He saved $1 on the first day, $1.50 on the 2nd day, $2 on the 3rd day, and so on, each day savi
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Question 1131469: 13) George decide to put aside some money each day so he could buy a new television. He saved $1 on the first day, $1.50 on the 2nd day, $2 on the 3rd day, and so on, each day saving 50 cents more than he did the day before. He did this for 62 days. How much money George after 62 days?
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First term: 1 + 0.5*0
Last term: 1 + 0.5(62 - 1)
Number of terms: 62
The sum of a finite arithmetic series is given by the sum of the first term plus the last term, multiplied by the number of terms, and that product divided by 2. You can do your own arithmetic.
John
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