document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=37885>Question 37885</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0812376455/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a pile contains 1200 coins. Each day penny nichols takes 20% of the coins from the pile. Approximately how many coins remain in the pile after 7 days?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #23422 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=23422\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If we have 1200 coins on day zero and we remove 20% on day one, then 80% remains...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D0 = 1200<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D1 = 1200(.8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D2 = 1200(.8)(.8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D3 = 1200(.8)(.8)(.8)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D7 = 1200(.8)^7 = 251+ coins\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is not a great problem because of the fractions of coins, but that is about it... </SPAN>\n" );
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