Math Class for Wednesday, January 18 Period 1

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

Broots sat perched on the desk, his laptop open next to him and a cup of coffee clutched firmly in one hand.

"Hey guys. Mr. Eppes is sick again, so I'm in charge for the day. Cookies are next to the sign in sheet. Sit, chat, I'll pass out the assignment. Sorry guys, I couldn't find a non-empty coffee pot."

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Intermediate

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

"Your assignment is on this worksheet."

You're sitting in math class, minding your own business, when in walks a Bill Gates kind of guy - the real success story of your school. He's made it big, and now he has a job offer for you.

He doesn't give too many details, mumbles something about the possibility of danger. He's going to need you for 30 days, and you'll have to miss school. (Won't that just be too awful?) And you've got to make sure your passport's current. (Get real, Bill, this ain't Paris). But do you ever sit up at the next thing he says.

You'll have your choice of two payment options:

1 One cent on the first day, two cents on the second day, and double your salary every day thereafter for the thirty days; or

2 Exactly $1,000,000. (That's one million dollars!)

"Pick one option and explain why. Turn in at the end of class to me."

Re: Intermediate

[chasingangela]

Angela chews on her pencil for a moment, pretty sure this is a trick question. She pulls out a sheet of notebook paper and starts doing the math. Around day 19, she gives up and starts rounding things off. But even with the rough math, it looks like she'll be making close to $3 million dollars on the 30th day, and ... a whole bunch of money, with all the days added up.

She writes, "I pick the first choice," on the sheet containing her figuring and hands it in.

Re: Intermediate

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

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Walter whose mun can't remember statistics class to save her bloody life settled for doing the math manually and turning in the sheet, opting for payment option number one.

Re: Intermediate

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

John knows that the double double double will always reach a higher number than just the flat rate, but it all really depends on if the money's upfront or after the fact.

If the money is up front, flat 1 mil. If the money is after the fact, the Double method.

Re: Intermediate

[fh_jackass]

"Dude, I'm supposed to jump at this thing for a paltry million dollars?" Logan rolled his eyes. "Okay, let's see what the other option is."

$0.01
+ $0.02 = $0.03
+ $0.04 = $0.07

He scribbled calculations down the page and looked at the final number.

$10,737,418.23

"Now you're starting to talk real money," Logan said, putting down his pencil. He circled the first option and handed in his sheet.

Re: Intermediate

[mycanonhatesme]

Chloe began scribbling on a sheet of paper. Once she realized the salary was going to be more than a million dollars, she circled the first answer and wrote, "Because it's more money!"