4-1 Math in Your World: The Magic Penny One lucky day, you meet a leprechaun who promises to give you fantastic wealth, but
hands you only a penny before disappearing. You head home and place the penny
under your pillow. The next morning, to your surprise, you find two pennies under your
pillow. The following morning, you find four pennies, and the morning after that, eight
pennies. Apparently, the leprechaun gave you a magic penny: While you sleep, each
magic penny turns into two magic pennies.
Create a table which shows your growing wealth. Note that "day 0" is the day you met
the leprechaun. Show all your work.
Day
Number of pennies under your
pillow
1(2)° = 1
Value of the pennies under
your pillow
0.01(2)° = $0.01
0
1
2
3
4
5
6