Contest Winner 1 Suppose you just won a contest and are given the choice of 2 prizes: $100,000 in cash right now or the final result of doubling $1.00 every day for a 3-week period. Which one would you choose? Show all work and use complete sentences to explain the benefits of one choice over the other. Hint: Constructing a table might help in organizing your information.

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Contest Winner I
Suppose you just won a contest and are given the choice of 2 prizes: $100,000 in cash right now
or the final result of doubling $1.00 every day for a 3-week period. Which one would you
choose? Show all work and use complete sentences to explain the benefits of one choice over
the other. Hint: Constructing a table might help in organizing your information.
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Transcribed Image Text:Contest Winner I Suppose you just won a contest and are given the choice of 2 prizes: $100,000 in cash right now or the final result of doubling $1.00 every day for a 3-week period. Which one would you choose? Show all work and use complete sentences to explain the benefits of one choice over the other. Hint: Constructing a table might help in organizing your information. DiFocus
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