On the first day that Josie had her phone, she received 5 text messages. Over the next several days, she received three times the number of text messages as the previous day. Which equation can be used to determine the number of text messages, t, Josie received on day d of having her phone?   Choose correct answer t=5⋅3^d t=5⋅3d t=5⋅3^(d−1) t=5⋅3(d−1)

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On the first day that Josie had her phone, she received 5 text messages. Over the next several days, she received three times the number of text messages as the previous day. Which equation can be used to determine the number of text messages, t, Josie received on day d of having her phone?
 
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  • t=5⋅3^d

  • t=5⋅3d

  • t=5⋅3^(d−1)

  • t=5⋅3(d−1)

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