Yolanda sent a photo of her and her family on vacation to nine Facebook friends. If each of them sends it to five of their friends, and each of those friends sends it to five of their friends, and those friends send it to five more, how many people (not counting Yolanda herself) will see her photo? No friend received the photo twice. Express your answer in exponential notation.

9 + 5 + 5^{2} + 5^{3}

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

9 (1 + 5 + 5^{2} + 5^{3})

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

1 + 5 + 5^{2} + 5^{3}

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

None of the above

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is B $9 (1 + 5 + 5^{2} + 5^{3})$
Total number of people who will see the photo = $9 + 9 \times 5 + 9 \times 5 \times 5 + 9 \times 5 \times 5 \times 5$
= $9 (1 + 5 + 5^{2} + 5^{3})$

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Q. Emma bought some apples and after eating 4 apples she distributed the rest to five of her friends. If each of her friends gets 6 apples, how many apples did Emma had initially?

A person sends an SMS to four friends with the instruction that it has to be sent to four of their friends. Considering the fact that the chain is not broken and that it costs 50 paise to send one message, find the amount spent when the eighth set of messages is sent.

Q. Scarlett was giving treats to her friend for her excellent results in the maths exam. Each one of her friends received toffees as many as the number of friends. If Scarlett distributed

625

toffees, find the number of friends she has.

Q. Sheila has 75 tangerines. She wants to distribute it among 4 of her friends. How many tangerines will be left and how many of them will each friend get?

Q. Silvia has 9 toffees with her and decided to distribute those toffees among her 2 friends, which means that each friend will get equal toffees. Find the number of toffees each friend receives using the number line.

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

The correct option is B 9(1+5+52+53)Total number of people who will see the photo = 9+9×5+9×5×5+9×5×5×5 = 9(1+5+52+53)

The correct option is B $9 (1 + 5 + 5^{2} + 5^{3})$
Total number of people who will see the photo = $9 + 9 \times 5 + 9 \times 5 \times 5 + 9 \times 5 \times 5 \times 5$
= $9 (1 + 5 + 5^{2} + 5^{3})$