If Robert has $45 and has decided to double that amount every month, how much money will he have after 16 months? Robert's earnings can be described by the function y = 45 * 2^x. (Put that function into your calculator, graph and go to table and find when x = 16 months).

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27 November, 05:49

If Robert has $45 and has decided to double that amount every month, how much money will he have after 16 months? Robert's earnings can be described by the function y = 45 * 2^x. (Put that function into your calculator, graph and go to table and find when x = 16 months).

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Emmanuel Cameron · Answer 1

If Robert starts from $45 then doubles it every month, as stated his earnings is calculated by the equation y=45 * 2^x. Substitute the value of x with the number of months, 16.

y = $45 * 2^16

y = $2949120

Therefore his earnings is $2949120.