document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=143923>Question 143923</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A salamander scurries 10 inches along a straight path, then stops and rests.  After catching its breath,  it scurries (1/3) of its previous distance, continuing along its straight path before stopping to rest again.  Tne salamander continues this pattern of travel along a straight path, moving (1/3) of the previous distance each time.  Which expression will give the total distance the salamander has traveled after n moves?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.  10 +  (1/3)(10) + (1/3)^2(10) + ... + (1/3)^n-1(10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.  10 +  (1/3)(10) + (1/3)^2(10) + ... + (1/3)^n(10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.  10(1/3)^n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D.  10(1/3)^n-1 </SPAN>\n" );
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