SOLUTION: Alyssa's collection of greeting cards doubles at every occasion she celebrates in a yea. If there are 8 occasions she celebrates and she got 2 greeting cards on the first occasion

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Question 1166463: Alyssa's collection of greeting cards doubles at every occasion she celebrates in a yea. If there are 8 occasions she celebrates and she got 2 greeting cards on the first occasion then how many greeting cards did she make in all?
I think the answer is 16 or 72 perhaps
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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2^1=2 for the first one
2^2 for the second one
2^8 for the eighth event=256
Doubling is very powerful