Question

Madison is saving nickels. She saves 1 nickel the first day, 2 nickels the second day, 3 nickels the third day, and so on for 15 days. At this rate, how much money will she save over the 15 day period

Answer 1

$6

Explanation:

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

there's 10

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

1 + 9 = 10

10 + 10 = 20

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

2 + 8 = 10

20 + 10 = 30

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

3 + 7 = 10

30 + 10 = 40

4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

4 + 6 = 10

40 + 10 = 50

5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

5 + 15 = 20

50 + 20 = 70

11, 12, 13, 14

11 + 14 = 25

70 + 25 = 95

12, 13

12 + 13 = 25

95 + 25 = 120

she would 120 nickels which is

120 x 5 = 600 cents or $6