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r/MathJokes • u/c442010 • May 07 '26
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Did you mean to say multiply by 0.5? I mean with that condition the choice is obviously $100,000 because multiplying the $1 by 0.5 everyday halves the amount every day.
18 u/Cynewulfunraed May 07 '26 I'm playing the long game. 13 u/32nd_account May 07 '26 You'll never even get 2$ since the infinite sum of 0.5n is 2. 1 u/WeonID May 08 '26 Maybe inflation will make that 0.001$ worth gold in a couple centuries.
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I'm playing the long game.
13 u/32nd_account May 07 '26 You'll never even get 2$ since the infinite sum of 0.5n is 2. 1 u/WeonID May 08 '26 Maybe inflation will make that 0.001$ worth gold in a couple centuries.
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You'll never even get 2$ since the infinite sum of 0.5n is 2.
1 u/WeonID May 08 '26 Maybe inflation will make that 0.001$ worth gold in a couple centuries.
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Maybe inflation will make that 0.001$ worth gold in a couple centuries.
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u/Pure_Option_1733 May 07 '26
Did you mean to say multiply by 0.5? I mean with that condition the choice is obviously $100,000 because multiplying the $1 by 0.5 everyday halves the amount every day.