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PLEASE HELP!!! exchange for my snpcht

A game show host offers to give you one penny on the first day, 2 pennies on the second day, 4 pennies the third day, and so on for the next 25 days.
Is this geometric or arithmetic?
How much money will you have at the end of the 25 days?

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Answer:

it's geometric

Explanation:

geometric equations change by a rate witch means you multiply to get to the next number in the sequence

arithmetic you add to get to the next number in the sequence

User Andrew Yochum
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Answer:

Geometric

$335,544.31

Explanation:

1, 2, 4, ..

This is Geometric progression with:

First term: 1

Common ratio: 4/2 = 2

S25 = 1(2²⁵-1)/(2-1) = 33,554,431

33,554,431 pennies or

33,554,431/100 = $335544.31

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