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You are negotiating an allowance with your parents and you offer them the following deal. They pay you $3 the first month, $9 the second month, $27 the third month, and so on. Explain why they decline the offer and tell how much they would have to pay you at the end of the year. (You may use a calculator for this problem)
look for a pattern; you will notice that the first month is 3^1, the second month is 3^2, the third month is 3^3. Therefore, the 12th month would be 3^12 (the math gets big, and you could use a calculator for this one!)
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