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10. Ellis is playing a video game in which he
captures caterpillars. There are 3 caterpillars
onscreen, but the number of caterpillars doubles
every minute. After 4 minutes, he was able to
capture of the caterpillars. Write an expression
for the number of caterpillars remaining after Ellis
captured the 7 caterpillars.
What is the answer

Answer 1

17

Explanation:

3 caterpillars double every minute (3×2=6). after 4 minutes (6×4=24). He captured 7 caterpillars within the four minutes (24-7=17).