Logo
Home Study Material Contact Search
AI Chat FREE
  1. mathematics
  2. advance math
  3. 2. the official currency of the kingdom of mathema

2. The official currency of the Kingdom of Mathemagiclandistan is Shrute-bucks. Shrute-bucks bills come in denominations...

60.1K

Verified Solution

Question

Advance Math

2. The official currency of the Kingdom of Mathemagiclandistanis Shrute-bucks. Shrute-bucks bills come in denominations of 3 and5.

a.) What is the smallest amount of Shrute-bucks, n that can bemade using Shrute-buck bills so that every amount greater than orequal to n can also be made using Shrute-buck bills?

b.) Use either the principle of mathematical induction or stronginduction to prove your answer from a.)

Answer & Explanation Solved by verified expert
4.4 Ratings (922 Votes)
a 8 is the least possible amount that could be formed b We can pick up a 3 and a 5 bill to form 8 That is the result hold for n8 Now consider n9 we add one to the previous combination That one    See Answer
Get Answers to Unlimited Questions

Join us to gain access to millions of questions and expert answers. Enjoy exclusive benefits tailored just for you!

Membership Benefits:
  • Unlimited Question Access with detailed Answers
  • Zin AI - 3 Million Words
  • 10 Dall-E 3 Images
  • 20 Plot Generations
  • Conversation with Dialogue Memory
  • No Ads, Ever!
  • Access to Our Best AI Platform: Flex AI - Your personal assistant for all your inquiries!
Become a Member

Other questions asked by students

Statistics
1.2K views

An automobile dealer conducted a test to determine if the time in minutes needed to complete...

Biology
1.2K views

Describe in a clear and simple way, in 10 own formulated sentences, how an untreated enamel...

Advance Math
1.2K views

Suppose X1, X2, ..., Xn iid? Multinomial (p). a) What is the MLE for the situation...

Accounting
1.2K views

On January 1, 2018, the Mason Manufacturing Company began construction of a building to be used...

Physics
1.2K views

A 2 kg object attached to a horizontal spring oscillates with an amplitude A 6...

Basic Math
1.2K views

Coke wants to survey people at the Indiana State Fair and try and decide if...

Accounting
1.2K views

please help i attached a picture of instructions/journal entey...

Accounting
1.2K views

5. Forise Water Company drills small commercial water wells. The company is in the process...

Accounting
1.2K views

You are an Accounting student at a certain university in Namibia, you heard that Switzerland...

Accounting
1.2K views

has three product categories. soft drinks a 35% of cost neighborhood convenience stores, is preparihg...

Accounting
1.2K views

$.01 Ways to allocate indirect costs incdlude: a- b. c. Plantwide Rate Multiple Department Rate...

Accounting
1.2K views

1. The following information was available from the inventory records of Crane Company for January:...