Question
Your friend asks you to help him with his snow shoveling business and will pay you 3
pennies for the first job. You agree to help if he triples your payment for each job completed. After 2
shoveling jobs, you will receive 9
pennies, and after 3
shoveling jobs, you will receive 27
pennies.
Complete and solve the equation that finds the number of pennies he will pay you after the seventh shoveling job.
pennies for the first job. You agree to help if he triples your payment for each job completed. After 2
shoveling jobs, you will receive 9
pennies, and after 3
shoveling jobs, you will receive 27
pennies.
Complete and solve the equation that finds the number of pennies he will pay you after the seventh shoveling job.
Answers
GPT 3.5
Let x be the number of pennies your friend will pay you after the seventh shoveling job.
If your payment triples for each job completed, then we can set up the following equation:
3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 = x
Simplifying the equation, we have:
3^7 = x
Calculating 3^7, we find:
x = 2187
Therefore, your friend will pay you 2187 pennies after the seventh shoveling job.
If your payment triples for each job completed, then we can set up the following equation:
3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 = x
Simplifying the equation, we have:
3^7 = x
Calculating 3^7, we find:
x = 2187
Therefore, your friend will pay you 2187 pennies after the seventh shoveling job.