SOLUTION: Your grandmother offers to give you, for the whole year,
• Deal A: 5 cents each day, or
• Deal B: 0 cents on day 0, 1 cent on day 1, 2 cents on day 2, 3 cents on
day 3, and so f
Algebra ->
Linear-equations
-> SOLUTION: Your grandmother offers to give you, for the whole year,
• Deal A: 5 cents each day, or
• Deal B: 0 cents on day 0, 1 cent on day 1, 2 cents on day 2, 3 cents on
day 3, and so f
Log On
Question 951566: Your grandmother offers to give you, for the whole year,
• Deal A: 5 cents each day, or
• Deal B: 0 cents on day 0, 1 cent on day 1, 2 cents on day 2, 3 cents on
day 3, and so forth.
Which deal would you accept, Deal A or Deal B? Show that the deal you chose
is better than the other deal.
I know the equation for Deal A is f(x)= .05x
but having a hard time with the non-linear Deal B...Thoughts? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I'll say there are days / year
Deal A: dollars / year
------------------------------------
Deal B:
You have: . . . etc.
There's a formula for this sequence: gives you 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + . . . n
So, I'll say and multiply the result by
------------------------
Deal B is better by
Hope I got it
