Question 39 of 47advanced🔧 ApplyNumerical5 marks
The King's Reward: Which of the rewards would you have chosen? After a week, the 3 ministers were surprised at the final amount of gold coins. Guess who received the most gold coins? Calculate how much gold coins each minister received.
(a)
Answer
Minister 3's choice (1 coin multiplied by 5 each day) gives the most coins: 78,125 coins.
(b)
Answer
Minister 1: 640 coins. Minister 2: 6,561 coins. Minister 3: 78,125 coins.
Explanation
(a) The largest multiplier (5) produces the largest result over 7 days. (b) Each calculation involves repeated multiplication by the growth factor.