Asked by marcus

In a television game show, there are five questions to answer. Each questin is worth twie as much as the previous question. If the last question was worth $64000, what was the first question worth?
Answered by Ms. Sue
4th question: 64,000 / 2 = 32,000

3rd question: 32,000 / 2 = ?

2nd question: ?

1st question: ?
Answered by Marcus
2nd $1600
1st $800
Answered by Ms. Sue
Nope.

The fifth question is worth $64,000.

The fourth question is worth $32,000

For the third question -- 32,000 divided by 2 is not 1600.
Answered by Marcus
2nd 16,000
1st 8,000
Answered by Ms. Sue
No.

The <b>third</b> question is $16,000.

What are the second and first questions worth?
Answered by Marcus
2nd 8000
1st 4000
Answered by Ms. Sue
Yay! You've got it. You're right.
Answered by Marcus
thank you
Answered by Ms. Sue
You're welcome.