document.write( "Question 1204137: A printing press can produce 1,000 books per day. Each day, the number of books produced decreases by half of the previous day's production, minus half a book. At the end of 1 week (7 days), how many books will the printing press have produced? \n" ); document.write( "

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day	# of books
1	1000
2	499.5
3	249.25
4	124.125
5	61.5625
6	30.28125
7	14.640625
Total	1979.359375

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Answer: 1979 books
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