Would you rather work seven days at $20 per day or be paid $2 for the first day and have your salary double every day for a week? Justify your

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Derick Ayala

Mathematics

17 August, 06:34

Would you rather work seven days at $20 per day or be paid $2 for the first day and have your salary double every day for a week? Justify your

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Ariel Branch · Answer 1

You would rather work and be paid $2 and be doubled every day for a week.

Step-by-step explanation:

If you work for $20 a day, 7 x 20 = $140

If you start with $2 and it doubles every day, 2+4+8+16+32+64+128 = $254

you can yield a lot more money off of the second option.