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On the first day of a semester, a film club has members. Each day after the first day of the semester, new members join the film club. If no members leave the film club, how many total members will the film club have days after the first day of the semester?
On the first day of a semester, a film club has 90 members. Each day after
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Choice B is correct. It’s given that the film club has members on the first day of a semester, and new members join the film club each day after the first day of the semester. This means that after days, , or , new members will have joined the club. Adding members to the original club members yields members. Thus, the film club will have total members days after the first day of the semester.
Choice A is incorrect. This is the number of members that will have joined the film club days after the first day of the semester if new members, not , join the film club each day.
Choice C is incorrect. This is the number of members the film club will have days after the first day of the semester if new member, not , joins the film club each day.
Choice D is incorrect. This is the number of members the film club has on the first day of the semester.
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