document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=825406>Question 825406</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Michelle has a patty and invites 3 friends. Each friend invites 3 other friends. each of these friends invites 3 more friends. Finally,each of these friends invites 3 more friends. Each guest at the party brings 3 gifts, with 3 bows on each gift. How many bows does Michelle get at the party? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #497265 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=497265\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number of guests is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3+%2B+3%2A3+%2B+3%2A3%2A3+%2B+3%2A3%2A3%2A3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3+%2B+3%2A3+%2B+3%2A3%2A3+%2B+3%2A3%2A3%2A3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The number of bows that each guest brings is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Michelle gets 1080 bows<BR>\n" );
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