Your brother tells you a secret. You see no harm in telling two friends.

After this second "passing" of the secret, 4

people now know the secret (your brother, you and two friends). If each of these friends now tells two new people,
after the third "passing" of the secret, eight people will know. If this pattern of spreading the secret continues, how
many people will know the secret after 10 such "passings"?
The number of people "knowing" the secret grows in an exponential pattern, with the number of people doubling after
each pass of the secret. 1, 2, 4, 8, .....
21 , 22 , 23 , .....
Equation: y = 2x where x
is the number of the "pass".
Answer: 210 = 1024 people.
Diego decided to invest his $500 tax refund rather than spending it. He found a bank that
would pay him 4% interest, compounded quarterly. If he deposits the entire $500 and does
not deposit or withdraw any other amount, how long will it take him to double his money in
the account?

Answer: Approximately 17.4 years

1. Your brother tells you a secret. You see no harm in telling two friends. After this second "passing" of the
secret, 4 people now know the secret (your brother, you and two friends). If each of these friends now tells
two new people, after the third "passing" of the secret, eight people will know. If this pattern of spreading
the secret continues, how many people will know the secret after 10 such "passings"?

1. Your brother tells you a secret. You see no harm in telling two friends. After this second "passing" of the
secret, 4 people now know the secret (your brother, you and two friends). If each of these friends now tells
two new people, after the third "passing" of the secret, eight people will know. If this pattern of spreading
the secret continues, how many people will know the secret after 10 such "passings"?

1. Your brother tells you a secret. You see no harm in telling two friends. After this second "passing" of the
secret, 4 people now know the secret (your brother, you and two friends). If each of these friends now tells
two new people, after the third "passing" of the secret, eight people will know. If this pattern of spreading
the secret continues, how many people will know the secret after 10 such "passings"?

1. Your brother tells you a secret. You see no harm in telling two friends. After this second "passing" of the
secret, 4 people now know the secret (your brother, you and two friends). If each of these friends now tells
two new people, after the third "passing" of the secret, eight people will know. If this pattern of spreading
the secret continues, how many people will know the secret after 10 such "passings"?

2. Your brother tells you a secret. You see no harm in telling two friends. After this second "passing" of the
secret, 4 people now know the secret (your brother, you and two friends). If each of these friends now tells
two new people, after the third "passing" of the secret, eight people will know. If this pattern of spreading
the secret continues, how many people will know the secret after 10 such "passings"?

1. Your brother tells you a secret. You see no harm in telling two friends. After this second "passing" of the secret, 4
people now know the secret (your brother, you and two friends). If each of these friends now tells two new people,
after the third "passing" of the secret, eight people will know. If this pattern of spreading the secret continues, how
many people will know the secret after 10 such "passings"?