joshua is raising fruit flies for a science project.at the begining of the first day,he had 4 fruit flies,his fruit flies double in number each day.how many fruit flies does he have at the end of three days
beginning of first day ---4
end of first day ---8
end of second day --- 16
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don't the numbers double??
Mona,
The numbers double. As Reiny said, the first day there's 4, the next day 8, the next day 16. Add those three numbers together for the total amount.
1st day = 4
2nd day = 8( double of 4)
3rd day = 16 ( double of 8)
4 +4=8 +8=16 answer
To find out how many fruit flies Joshua has at the end of three days, we need to calculate the doubling pattern. Let's break it down:
Day 1: Joshua starts with 4 fruit flies.
Day 2: The number of fruit flies doubles from the previous day, so he would have 4 x 2 = 8 fruit flies.
Day 3: Again, the number of fruit flies doubles from the previous day, so he would have 8 x 2 = 16 fruit flies.
Therefore, at the end of three days, Joshua would have 16 fruit flies.