TWO PART

Ellen is playing a video game in which she captures butterflies. There are 3 butterflies onscreen, but the number of butterflies doubles every minute. After 4 minutes, she was able to capture 7 of the butterflies.
A)LOOK FOR A PATTERN. Write an expression for the number of butterflies after 4 minutes. Use a power of 2 in your answer.
B)Write an expression for the number of butterflies remaining after Ellen captured the 7 butterflies. Evaluate the expression.
THANK YOU!

Reiny Reiny answered

Pattern:

at start: 3 butterflies
after one minute: 3(2) = 6 butterflies
after two minutes: 3(2)(2) = 3(2^2) butterflies
after three minutes : 3(2^3) butterflies

after four minutes : 3(2^4) butterflies

but at that point she captured 7 of them
after 4 min, number on screen = 3(2^4) - 7
= 3(16) - 7
= 48-7
= 41

Anonymous Anonymous answered

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WINNIE WINNIE answered

I need help

Waluigi Waluigi answered

WALUIGI DOES NOT KNOW

FOR WALUIGI IS AN ENIGMA

Mercy Mercy answered

41

Wingie Wingie answered

Is this a cheat?

Kiona Kiona answered

Very usefull when you need help.

smart boy smart boy answered

43

Anonymous Anonymous answered

Thank you. That was very helpful. Idk what y’all are talking about. This WAS useful... To me anyways

THIS WAS NOT THAT HELPFUL YA KNOW! whomever made this clearly had no brains.

3 x (2 to the power of 4) - 7 = (48 - 7) = 41

This is what should be the answer,
let me explain so PEMDAS 2^4= 2x2=4x2=8x2=16 x 3 = 48<--- total amount of butterflies. BUT Ellen degeneres already stole 7, so we get the total butterflies
48
and get the ones she stole
7
and subtract
48-7= 41

Yay! now this is some legit work you can copy off of

part 2 of the question!

answer is 41 all you need to put

I thought this was HELPFUL. IDK what you people talking about. It sounds like y'all in a bad mood πŸ‘Œ.

Thank you for helping 😁

Anonymous Anonymous answered

Thanks to help but there are different numbers to