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Radio Station Contest (Arithmetic Sequences)

Last updated over 3 years ago

4 questions

Radio Station Contest
Your favorite radio station is having a contest! The host poses a question to the listeners. If the caller answers correctly, they win the prize money. If the caller answers incorrectly, $30 is added to the prize money and the next caller is eligible to win! The contest starts with a $100 prize for the first caller.

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The first 4 callers have all missed the question. How much money is the 5th caller eligible to win?

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You are the 12th caller to call in, and you win the prize! How much money will you win?

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You call in and win $790! How many people would have guessed incorrectly in order for you to win this prize?

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The radio station wants to write a formula that will determine the contest prize based upon any given caller number. What could be a possible formula that the radio station would use?