52*25 = ___
52/2 (2*1 + 52*2) = ____
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This problem might be a little hard to understand because it was translated from Spanish, if you understand Spanish the original problem is below.
English:
Succession problem
A father gives his son a choice in which way he wants to receive weekly pay for the following year (52 weeks). The first way is to receive 25 euros a week, and the second way is to start charging 1 euro the first week and each week to collect two euros more than the previous one. How would you collect more money at the end of the year? How much more money?
Spanish:
Problema sobre succesiones
Un padre le da a elegir a su hijo de qué manera quiere recibir la paga semanal durante el siguiente año (52 semanas). La primera forma es recibir 25 euros semanales, y la segunda manera es empezar cobrando 1 euro la primera semana y cada semana ir cobrando dos euros más que la anterior. ¿De qué forma cobraría más dinero al cabo del año?. ¿Cuánto dinero más?
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