pennies from heaven?

Question

would you work for a penny an hour for 30 days
doubling the hourly wage each hour 24/7
PS you would work approximately 720 hours

Answer 1

Yes
After 1 hour, you've made 1 penny.
After 2 hours, you've made 1+2 = 3 pennies
After 3 hours, you've made 1+2+4=7 pennies
...
After 720 hours, you've made 2^720 - 1 pennies.

This number is:

$55156522631019872987287282074
309137956081131090851123528972
693962161988874242158201286600
019438085878337848935513359308
166470641911687323195831115009
510666141226486161771799229934
220165873115775854635927320986
921205.75

or $5.515652... * 10^214

I would even work for a penny a day for 30 days doubling the rate daily.
This is still 2^30 -1 pennies or $ 10,737,418.23 !!

(Note to Sparky: I'd go back and check your math. The number you have written, 1.4120069... * 10^219 is the beginning of 2^728 (or 2^728 -1) which would be the number of pennies collected after 728 hours)

Answer 2

Is that 1 to the power of 720? That'd probably be more pennies than there are atoms in the solar system...

Answer 3

Having done some rough calculations in my head the end result of this month would put me in Bill gates's tax bracket,, so On the one hand I am interested in your job,But on the other hand the IRS would be after me in a huge way,,, so let me think About it,, I'll get back to you in the morning


$1,412,006,979,354,108,748,474,554,4211,023 error + 219 decimal places.

Answer 4

i think that by the end you would be getting alot per hour

im didnt do the calculations tho, it might not be enough

Answer 5

Without a doubt. There are millions to be had here.

Answer 6

No, it would take too much time away from my family which is priceless

Answer 7

yeah

Answer 8

Sure.