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To: ThomasThomas
If you lose 10% of your net assets with the adoption of one puppy, and 10% of that 90% with the adoption of your next puppy, what is the value of your net worth after the sequential adoption of five puppies? Is that an arithmetic progression, a geometric progression, or something else I've forgotten how to do?
2,077 posted on 05/28/2012 8:59:36 AM PDT by Silentgypsy
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To: Silentgypsy

Buy stock in Purina.


2,078 posted on 05/28/2012 9:03:42 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: Silentgypsy

Did you collect $200 when you passed go?


2,080 posted on 05/28/2012 9:18:12 AM PDT by ThomasThomas (Entropy isn't what it used to be)
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To: Silentgypsy; ThomasThomas
"If you lose 10% of your net assets with the adoption of one puppy ..."

... then you should not be adopting Clifford-the-big-red-dog puppies.

2,082 posted on 05/28/2012 9:29:41 AM PDT by NicknamedBob (I didn't feel up to going through a second childhood. That's why I had myself cloned.)
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To: Silentgypsy

Your net assets would be at 59.05% of whatever you started with. I think it is a harmonic progression but don’t quote me.


2,097 posted on 05/28/2012 11:16:42 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Migrating elephant herds react badly to flaming motor homes and dry ice doesn't repel killer bees)
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