Laura received 144 orders over the first year
<em><u>Solution:</u></em>
<em><u>Given function is:</u></em>
f(n) = 2n - 1
Where, "n" is the month
In the first month she put up her website she had only a single T-shirt order
f(1) = 2(1) - 1 = 2 - 1
f(1) = 1
There are 12 months in a year
For the second month, and third month and so on, substitute n = 2, 3 and so on
f(2) = 2(2) - 1 = 4 - 1 = 3
f(3) = 2(3) - 1 = 6 - 1 = 5
f(4) = 2(4) - 1 = 8 - 1 = 7
f(5) = 2(5) - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9
f(6) = 2(6) - 1 = 12 - 1 = 11
f(7) = 2(7) - 1 = 14 - 1 = 13
f(8) = 2(8) - 1 = 16 - 1 = 15
f(9) = 2(9) - 1 = 18 - 1 = 17
f(10) = 2(10) - 1 = 20 - 1 = 19
f(11) = 2(11) - 1 = 22 - 1 = 21
f(12) = 2(12) - 1 = 24 - 1 = 23
<em><u>Thus total orders received over first year:</u></em>
Total orders = 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 + 15 + 17 + 19 + 21 + 23
Total orders = 144
Thus she received 144 orders over the first year
