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tonebeeze
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I was able to correctly arrive at the answer intuitively, however I would like to get the algebra down pat. Can someone please walk me through the algebraic translation. Thanks!
Mary persuaded n friends to donate $500 each to her election campaign, and then each of these n friends persuaded n more people to donate $500 each to Mary's campaign. If no one donated more than once and if there were no other donation, what was the value of n?
1. The first n people donated 1/16 of the total amount donated
2. The total amount donated was $120,000
OA = D
Mary persuaded n friends to donate $500 each to her election campaign, and then each of these n friends persuaded n more people to donate $500 each to Mary's campaign. If no one donated more than once and if there were no other donation, what was the value of n?
1. The first n people donated 1/16 of the total amount donated
2. The total amount donated was $120,000
OA = D
