SOLUTION: hOW MANY DAYS WILL IT TAKE TO TRAVEL "N" MILES IF EVERYDAY YOU TRAVEL .5 OF THE REMAINING DISTANCE? pLEASE PROVIDE THE ALGEBRAIC FORMULA AND STEPS TO SOLVE IF POSSIBLE. THANKS.
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Question 966677: hOW MANY DAYS WILL IT TAKE TO TRAVEL "N" MILES IF EVERYDAY YOU TRAVEL .5 OF THE REMAINING DISTANCE? pLEASE PROVIDE THE ALGEBRAIC FORMULA AND STEPS TO SOLVE IF POSSIBLE. THANKS.
Days D = (.5N)????
You can put this solution on YOUR website! EVERYDAY YOU TRAVEL .5 OF THE REMAINING DISTANCE
The number of days to travel N miles is infinite in this case, for example;
say N is two miles, then
day 1 you travel 1 mile (.5 * 2)
day 2 you travel .5 mile (.5 * 1)
day 3 you travel .25 mile (.5 * .5)
day 4 you travel .125 mile (.5 * .25)
day 5 you travel .0625 mile (.5 * .125)
therefore the sum of distance traveled will never reach 2 miles
