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Exponential Example
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Exponential Growth
 * In This Part:** A Salary Situation | [|Population Growth]

Suppose you are given two different options for salary at a temporary job.
 * Plan A:** You can earn $2,000 each week, or
 * Plan B:** You can earn 1 penny the first week, 2 pennies the next week, 4 pennies the next week, and so on, doubling your salary each week.

The job lasts 25 weeks, and your goal is to earn the largest //total// salary for the 25 weeks.

Problems: 1. Which salary plan would you choose and why? Write down your initial reaction.

2. Use a spreadsheet or some other method to figure out which salary plan is better.

[|Solution]

**Sample Assessment Items**
The sum of two numbers is 26, and one number is four less than twice the other number. Which system of equations represents this statement?
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