Subject: Patterning
Name: veydee
Who are you: Student

during a canned food drive the number of students who donate food doubles each day. If three students donate food on day 1 on which day will 96 students donate food? we have to find the term rule for this pattern

 

Veydee,

I would do the calculation for the first few days and keep track in a table.

Day Cans donated
1 3
2 3 x 2
3 3 x 2 x 2 = 3 x 22
4 3 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 3 x 23

Do you see the pattern?

Penny