20 May '06 04:35>1 edit
If on day 1 you got 1c then 2c on day 2 and 4c on day 3 and 16c on day 4 and so on, How much money would you have after 8 years 3 months and 12 days, if you were born on June 8 1124. Be shure to include leap years.
Originally posted by crazyblueI think the intended sequence was 1,2,4,8,16 etc. The sequence number is represented by 2^n. The number of days given is 2950 not factoring in leap years, and assuming months have 30 days. I don't have that kind of time. The last amount you'll receive is 2^2950
what kind of system is 1->2->4->16 ? i can only figure out this:
4^0 = 1
4^1/2 = 2
4^1 = 4
4^2 = 16
cant do it like that. so i guess a workaround will do. with my poor math skills i come to this result:
3 + sum of: 4^(n-2)
3 is the amount of coins on day 1 and 2
"sum of" is where you put the sigma sign. below the sigma you put a 3 (as you s ...[text shortened]... rst day of your life, so it could be starting at any time, not necessarily on june 8, 1124.
Originally posted by blindcheesecakeThe pattern seems to be 2^(number of cents the day before).
If on day 1 you got 1c then 2c on day 2 and 4c on day 3 and 16c on day 4 and so on, How much money would you have after 8 years 3 months and 12 days, if you were born on June 8 1124. Be shure to include leap years.
Originally posted by blindcheesecakewell bill gates and excel never thought we'd try to figure this out cause my excel sheet stops at day 208 and the amount of coins being on that day to be 2,175,541,218,577,480,00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 That 2,175,541,218,577,480 and 173 zeros following
If on day 1 you got 1c then 2c on day 2 and 4c on day 3 and 16c on day 4 and so on, How much money would you have after 8 years 3 months and 12 days, if you were born on June 8 1124. Be shure to include leap years.
Originally posted by blindcheesecakewhy would you ask it over such a long period of time. One can see after just 25 days that the amount of money you are getting at that point is phenomenal.
If on day 1 you got 1c then 2c on day 2 and 4c on day 3 and 16c on day 4 and so on, How much money would you have after 8 years 3 months and 12 days, if you were born on June 8 1124. Be shure to include leap years.
Originally posted by CoconutBecause it's much harder to do this way.
why would you ask it over such a long period of time. One can see after just 25 days that the amount of money you are getting at that point is phenomenal.