The richest family in town hires you to do 2 weeks of work landscaping their estate, but they're a little bit eccentric. Instead

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The richest family in town hires you to do 2 weeks of work landscaping their estate, but they're a little bit eccentric. Instead of just
making an offer, they give you three choices of payment.
1. You start out at $10 for the first day, then $10 is added to the payment for each additional day until the 14th day.
2. You get one dollar the first day, and your pay in dollars for any day is the square of the number of days into the job.
3. You get a dime the first day, 20 cents the second day, 40 cents the third day, and your pay doubles every day until the 14th
Complete and submit the following:
1. You have 10 seconds to decide or the job goes to someone else. Which do you choose?
2. Calculate how much money you would make in those 14 days with each option.
3. How well did you choose?

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