SOLUTION: Suppose someone offers Melissa a job to work for 30 days. On the first day she will be paid 1 cent, on the second day 2 cents, on the third day 4 cents, on the fourth day 8 cents,
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Question 1033160: Suppose someone offers Melissa a job to work for 30 days. On the first day she will be paid 1 cent, on the second day 2 cents, on the third day 4 cents, on the fourth day 8 cents, etc. If Melissa takes the job, how much is her total pay for the 30 days? Answer by LinnW(1048) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! sum for i=1:29 (2^i) = 1073741822 cents or $10,737,418.22
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2^0+2^1+2^2 ...+2^29
Notice that she gets 2^0 cents the first day, 2^1 cents the second
day and so forth.
sum for i=1:29 (2^i) was calculated using www.wolframalpha.com
