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Dee-M-See | 19:53 Wed 21st Feb 2007 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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A lottery winner spent 0.95p on the first day, the next day �1.90, the day after that �2.85,then �3.80, and so on,
Each day he spent 0.95pmore than the day before.
Until he finally spent the last �190.00,of his winnings
How much did he win in total
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�19,095.00 ?
Starting @ �0.95 and increasing by 0..95 each day it takes until day 200 until he is spending �190.00 exactly.
�190 / 0.95 = 200
You now have to add the multiples of 0.95 from 0.95 to 190
this adds up to 19095.00

The total amount spent over the entire 200 days is �19,095.00
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