Question

Gina gets money from her grandfather every day for the entire week of her birthday, starting on Monday. She gets $2 on Monday, $4 on Tuesday, and the previous day's amount gets multiplied by 2 each day. Which of the following would represent how much money Gina would receive on Thursday?

Answer 1

the answer is 2^4

Explanation:

Answer 2

Gina would receive $16 equivalent to 2^4 on Thursday from her grandfather

Explanation:

A. 2^5

B. 2^4

C. 2^3

D. 2^2

Gina gets:

Monday =$2 = $2^1

Tuesday =$4 = $2^2

Previous day's amount get multiplied by 2

Wednesday = Tuesday's amount × 2

= $4 × 2

= $8

= $2^3

Thursday = Wednesday's amount × 2

= $8 × 2

= $16

= $2^4

Gina would receive $16 equivalent to 2^4 on Thursday from her grandfather