Question

Heath has 10 pennies in his piggy bank initially. He doubles the number of pennies in his piggy bank each day for five days. write an equation for this problem to put in a graph

Answer 1

Answer:

y = 10 * 2^x

OR

y(5) = 10 * 2^5

Day 0 = 10 pennies: Point(0, 10)

Day 1 = 20 pennies: Point(1, 20)

Day 2 = 40 pennies: Point(2, 40)

Day 3 = 80 pennies: Point(3, 80)

Day 4 = 160 pennies: Point(4, 160)

Day 5 = 320 pennies: Point(5, 320)

Step-by-step explanation:

Heath has 10 pennies, so pennies = 10.

He doubles the number of pennies each day, so total pennies = 10 * 2 to the power of # of days.

Using the equation y = 10 * 2^x will give you the answer for any number of days. Since the problem asks for 5 days, you plug in 5 for x. On the graph, this would be a single point (5, 320).

So, plot the 6 points you have and connect a curved line through it. That should be your answer.