Problema Solution

You have a wooden box. The first day, there is 2 pennies. On Day 2, there are 4 pennies, and on Day 3 there are 8 pennies. How many pennies would there be on Day 15? Create an equation.

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1st day: 2=2^1 pennies

2nd day: 2*2 = 2^2 pennies

3rd day: 2*2*2 = 2^3 pennies

4th day: 2*2^3 = 2^4 pennies

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xth day: 2^x pennies

On day 15 that is when x = 15 there are:

2^15 = 32,768 pennies