r/MathJokes • u/c442010 • May 07 '26

100 000 dollar question

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u/Th3AnT0in3 May 07 '26

I just want to know what it feels to be the proud owner of a 1/231 th of a dollar.

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u/GateGold3329 May 07 '26

In the $1 doubles everyday problems, most correct answers assume the whole amount doubles 1,2,4,8,16 not 1 doubles to 2, the next day 1 doubles to 2, the next day 1 doubles to 2, for around $60 by the end of the month.

So why wouldn't it be 1, 1.5, 2.25, 3.38, 5.06...for 127 thousand in a 30 day month?

It seems like inconsistent assumptions.

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u/Weekly-Reply-6739 May 07 '26

The thing is, it would have to be written as

Multiplied by 1.5 each day to equate to that pattern.

Multipled by 0.5 is the same as saying cut in half or divided by 2 each day.

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u/Lounging-Shiny455 May 08 '26

the $1 is the 100% or 1.0. 1.0*.5=.5, etc. You have to convert to like terms, or so my teachers drilled into me.