document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=504967>Question 504967</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Professor McGonagall gave Hermione one nickel on Monday. On Tuesday, she gave Hermione five nickels. On Wednesday, she gave Hermione 14 nickels and on Thursday, she gave Hermione 30 nickels. Professor McGonagall told Hermione that if she could figure out the pattern and tell her how many nickels she would get on the tenth day, Hermione could have them all on Friday. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many nickels should Hermione tell Professor McGonagall she will get on the tenth day? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #339753 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=339753\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If I call the day number <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, number of nickels is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+0+%2B+d%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+0+%2B+d%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+=+2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+=+2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, number of nickels is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+1+%2B+d%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+1+%2B+d%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+=+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+=+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, number of nickels is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+5+%2B+d%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+5+%2B+d%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d+=+4+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d+=+4+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, number of nickels is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+14+%2B+d%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+14+%2B+d%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, on any given day, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=d ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"d\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, she gets the number that she got<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number she got the previous day plus <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+d%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+d%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > more.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On the 10th day, she got<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + number on the previous day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On the 9th day, she got<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + number on previous day<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On the 8th day, she got<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > + number on previous day<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice this is<BR>\n" );
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