SOLUTION: If I ride my bike 50 miles the first day and every day after I increase the mileage 10 percent from the day before. How far will I have ridden in 60 days?

Algebra ->  Human-and-algebraic-language -> SOLUTION: If I ride my bike 50 miles the first day and every day after I increase the mileage 10 percent from the day before. How far will I have ridden in 60 days?      Log On


   

Question 840900: If I ride my bike 50 miles the first day and every day after I increase the mileage 10 percent from the day before. How far will I have ridden in 60 days?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Day one : 50 miles = 50*(1)
Day two : 50 + 0.10(50)=50(1.1)=55
Day three : 55+0.1(55)=55(1.1)=50(1.1)(1.1)
D=50%281.1%29%5E%28N-1%29 where N is the days of riding
D%2860%29=50%281.1%29%5E%2860-1%29=50%2A1.1%5E59=50%2A276.8=13840
On day 60, you're riding 13840 miles. Not really possible.
At that point, you'd have ridden 151740 miles in 60 days.
If you drive at 60mph for 60 days, 24 hours a day you only drive 86400 miles.