Home
Class 12
MATHS
Suppose that you play black jack Harrah'...

Suppose that you play black jack Harrah's on June 1 and $1000 lose. Tomorrow you bet and lose $ 15 less. Each day you lose $ 15 less that your previous loss. What will your total losses be for the 30 days of June ?

Text Solution

AI Generated Solution

To find the total losses for the 30 days of June, we can model this situation using an arithmetic progression (AP). Let's break down the solution step by step: ### Step 1: Identify the first term (T1) The first term of the series (the loss on the first day) is given as: - T1 = $1000 ### Step 2: Determine the common difference (d) Each subsequent day, you lose $15 less than the previous day. Therefore, the common difference (d) is: ...
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • PROPERTIES OF TRIANGLES

    MAHAVEER PUBLICATION|Exercise QUESTION BANK|28 Videos
  • STRAIGHT LINE

    MAHAVEER PUBLICATION|Exercise QUESTION BANK|55 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

If you save Rs. 1 today, Rs. 2 the next day, Rs. 3 the succeeding day and so on, what will be your total savings in 365 days?

You want to decorate your house with 300 light bulbs of four selected colours. You already have 32 red, 26 green and 9 yellow bulbs. You have no blue bulbs. Each bulb costs Rs 15 and you get 20% discount if you purchase 50 or more bulbs of the same colour and 30% discount when you purchase 70 or more bulbs of one colour. How much would you spend if you decorated your house with an equal number of bulbs of each colour? A)Rs 2959.50 B)Rs 2970 C)Rs 2680.50 D)Rs 2780

MAHAVEER PUBLICATION-SERIES-QUESTION BANK
  1. In an arithmetic sequence a1 + a3 = 12 and a4+a6 = 24. Find the values...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. In an arithmetic series, the sum of the first 2n terms is half the sum...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Suppose that you play black jack Harrah's on June 1 and $1000 lose. To...

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Insert 5 arithmetic mean between 13 and -11.

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Find the general (n^(th)) term for the following geometric sequences :...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Find the general (n^(th)) term for the following geometric sequences :...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Find the general (n^(th)) term for the following geometric sequences :...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. Find the 10^(th) term in the series 2,4,8,16,…..

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Find the following sums First 5 terms of -6+18-54+…..

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Find the following sums 5+10+20+40+…..+2560

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Find the following sums -2+4-8+16-…..

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Find the following sums 24+12+6+3+3/2+3/4+…..

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Find the sum of the first 8 terms of the series 2,6,18,54.

    Text Solution

    |

  14. How much is going to taxes? Suppose that we track a tax refund of $ 10...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Insert two geometric means between 2 and 1024.

    Text Solution

    |

  16. If A.M. and GM. of two positive numbers a and b are 10 and 8, respe...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. The 12^(th) term and 15^(th) term of an AP are 68 and 86 respectively....

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Find the sum: 3+7+11+…..+79.

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Find k if 2k+1,k,3k+2 are in GP.

    Text Solution

    |

  20. Find8^(th) term of the GP 1,4,16,…..

    Text Solution

    |