If you got a penny every day...

Originally posted by aginis
how the hell did you end up with an even number ???

The number is not even, as even numbers must be divisible by 2 and get an integer value. But even more important, how can you get less than a cent?

Originally posted by blindcheesecake
If on day 1 you got 1c then 2c on day 2 and 4c on day 3 and 16c on day 4 and so on, How much money would you have after 8 years 3 months and 12 days, if you were born on June 8 1124. Be shure to include leap years.

ok i'm getting tired of the fumbling around

june 8 1124 : june 8 1132
8 years = 8*365 + 2(leap days) = 2922

june 8 1132 : july 8: 1132
30 days

july 8 '32 : aug 8 '32
31 days

aug 8 '32 : sep 8 '32
31 days

+ 12 days = 2922 + 92 +12 = 3026

sum (k, 0, 3026, 2^k) is a power series so

(1-2^3027)/(1-2) = 2^3027 - 1 and according to my comp =

>$1651189335055379974295278354163819577333633553838267072
439261412537008405649064066476892106872218848608135362427
157280491198471734873023456675265854354118005469476781771
175097572964276363635357029194428209576077618615295403976
718042706745668903500442286602031755583622254796907707849
692192442975504924763564842249797821348470366269106125929
568022312585199003434159778990299738439982897017040667768
853715510359238530317726916507828503805527935403129204499
665520337098210500982869009104185226910086455282299636111
535025466320977258973459816245213214141058914895061489817
184482438096475208995081412984740607637527416801869396720
767259539938687438120405077572631696070382701934244761337
223524461350955202160594671735025142291856553442042999132
998351523700589161522556376775202154161581243128977142487
741356692882597763317414481058124534829038381679230247421
104638545227491349839883399814768375632330316197555108577
.27
>

which is apx (2^7)*2^3020 = 128*1024^302~ 1.28 EE 908
my answer is 912 digits 4 off aint bad and doesn't require a computer

Originally posted by Gastel
The number is not even, as even numbers must be divisible by 2 and get an integer value. But even more important, how can you get less than a cent?

he gave his answer in dollars as did i. if you look at the number as cents then he got an even integer.

just to make sure it wasn't a trick question i did a quick search for calendar changes and i got to tell you i'm glad it wasn't june 8 1580 or 1700 cause then i'd really be confused.

http://www.austega.com/familyhistory/courses/calendargems.htm

Originally posted by aginis
he gave his answer in dollars as did i. if you look at the number as cents then he got an even integer.

No because he got fractions of a cent, and once fractions are involved, the number is no longer even or odd.

Originally posted by Gastel
Didn't you get my last two moves (including the request for a game)... I sent them to:

Coconut Brain
0 Clue Road
Sarchasm, Ohio
23156

There's your problem, the post office couldn't deliver the letter since the zip code you gave is in Virginia...

😀

Edit: Little-Known-Postal-Fact: If you are not sure of the correct zip code to use on a letter, do not guess! Leave it blank. An incorrect zip code will misroute your letter, taking longer to get to its destination, possibly even going in circles, while a letter with no zip code is sent directly to the city in the address.

Originally posted by aginis
ok i'm getting tired of the fumbling around

june 8 1124 : june 8 1132
8 years = 8*365 + 2(leap days) = 2922

june 8 1132 : july 8: 1132
30 days

july 8 '32 : aug 8 '32
31 days

aug 8 '32 : sep 8 '32
31 days

+ 12 days = 2922 + 92 +12 = 3026

sum (k, 0, 3026, 2^k) is a power series so

(1-2^3027)/(1-2) = 2^3027 - 1 and according to my comp ...[text shortened]... 4^302~ 1.28 EE 908
my answer is 912 digits 4 off aint bad and doesn't require a computer

Whoa! In the second post in this thread, crazyblue said the total number of days was "around 3022 or so", and he was only off by 4... that's less than one-eighth of one percent off!

Originally posted by Suzianne
Whoa! In the second post in this thread, crazyblue said the total number of days was "around 3022 or so", and he was only off by 4... that's less than one-eighth of one percent off!

That's why he's crazy AND blue!