SOLUTION: mark starts out with $20.48 . he gives half to the first person he sees. he gives half of what is left to the next person he sees. he gives half of what is left to the next peson h

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Question 938847: mark starts out with $20.48 . he gives half to the first person he sees. he gives half of what is left to the next person he sees. he gives half of what is left to the next peson he sees. he keeps doing this. who will get one cent. the _________th person.
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mark starts out with $20.48 . he gives half to the first person he sees.
he gives half of what is left to the next person he sees.
he gives half of what is left to the next person he sees.
he keeps doing this. who will get one cent. the _________th person.
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let n = the no. of the person who get 1 cent
20.48%28.5%5En%29+=+.01
%28.5%5En%29+=+.01%2F20.48
log%28.5%5En%29+=+log%28.01%2F20.48%29
the exponent equiv
n%2Alog%28.5%29+=+log%28.01%2F20.48%29
Find the log
-.301n = -3.311
n = %28-3.11%29%2F%28-.301%29
n = +11th person will get 1 cent