17 pencils. I’m preety sure
Answer:
r = 1
Step-by-step explanation:
In this question, we have to solve for the vallue of "r". We will use the distributive property shown below to ease our process.
Distributive Property:
a(b+c) = ab + ac
Now, lets solve this:

As we have seen the value of r is "1"
6 divided by 3 = 2
1 apple = 2 dollars
2 x 12 = 24 dollars
or...
3 apples x 4 = 12 apples
6 dollars x 4 = 24 dollars
S = a*((1 - r^(n+1))/(1-r))
S = 1*((1 - 2^(7+1))/(1-2))
S = 1*((1 - 2^8)/(1-2))
S = 1*((1 - 256)/(1-2))
S = 1*((-255)/(-1))
S = 255
So 1+2+4+8+...+128 = 255