document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=165376>Question 165376</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/9780321331793/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a television game show, there are five questions to answer.  Each question is worht twice as much as the previous question. If the last question was worth $6400, what was the first question worth? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #121905 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=121905\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x be the original value of the 1st question so you <BR>\n" );
document.write( "start with x and then double the value of each next question so the 2nd question would be worth 2x, the third would be 2(2x)=4x, the 4th worth 2(4x)=8x and the 5th worth 2(8x)=16x.   so if the 5th question is worth 6400 and it took 16 time the original value to get there, then  16x=6400 solving for x the original value we get $400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "answer: $400 </SPAN>\n" );
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