Isaiah's Bakery is getting more and more orders for blackberry pies. The bakers made 1 blackberry pie in July, 3 blackberry pies in August, 9 blackberry pies in September, 27 blackberry pies in October, and 81 blackberry pies in November. If this pattern continues, how many blackberry pies will the bakery make in December? _____ blackberry pies
Q. Isaiah's Bakery is getting more and more orders for blackberry pies. The bakers made 1 blackberry pie in July, 3 blackberry pies in August, 9 blackberry pies in September, 27 blackberry pies in October, and 81 blackberry pies in November. If this pattern continues, how many blackberry pies will the bakery make in December? _____ blackberry pies
Identify pattern: Step 1: Identify the pattern in the number of pies made each month.July: 1 pie, August: 3 pies, September: 9 pies, October: 27 pies, November: 81 pies.The pies are increasing by a factor of 3 each month (31, 32, 33, 34).
Calculate December pies: Step 2: Calculate the number of pies for December using the identified pattern.Since November (the 5th month) had 34 pies, December (the 6th month) will have 35 pies.35=243 pies.