Your parents ask you to choose between two offers for an allowance. The first offer is to receive one penny on the first day, 2
penny’s on the second day, 4 pennies on the third day, 8 pennies on the fourth day and so on. (365 days). Second offer is to receive 10 the first week, 20 the second week, 30 the third week, and so on, for the entire year (52 weeks). Which offer should you choose to make more money?
One side of Square A is the hypotenuse of the white triangle. The square of this hypo. is 24^2+10^2 = 576 + 100 = 676. Since the square of the hypo is the area of Square A, Square A has the area 676 sq. in.
