If you save one penny on the first day of january, two pennies on the second day of january, three pennies on the third day of january, and continue with this pattern for a whole year, how much will you have saved by december 31?

You are living in aldine, tx and you are planning a trip to six flags in arlington, tx. you look on a map that has a scale of 0.5 inches to 30 miles. if the map shows the scale distance from aldine to arlington is 4 inches, how far is the actual distance?