In a computer game, there are four levels. At the end of each level, a player gets three times as many points as he does in the previous level. At the end of finishing the fourth level, a player gets 5400 points.

How many points did the player get at the end of the first level?

what's 5400/3^3?

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To find out how many points the player got at the end of the first level, we can work backward from the given information.

Let's assume the number of points the player got at the end of the first level is x.

According to the given information, at the end of the second level, the player gets three times as many points as in the previous level (the first level). So, at the end of the second level, the player will have 3x points.

Similarly, at the end of the third level, the player gets three times as many points as in the second level. So, at the end of the third level, the player will have 3 * (3x) = 9x points.

Finally, at the end of the fourth level, the player gets 5400 points. So, at the end of the fourth level, the player will have 5400 points.

Now we can set up an equation to solve for x:

x + 3x + 9x + 5400 = 5400

Combining like terms:

13x + 5400 = 5400

Subtracting 5400 from both sides:

13x = 0

Dividing both sides by 13:

x = 0

Therefore, the player got 0 points at the end of the first level.