1st, tells one person
2nd, 2 people tell 2 more people
3rd, 4 peole tell 4 more
4th, 8 people tell 8 more
5th, 16 peoiple tell 16 more
6th, 32 people tell 32 more
7th, 64 peopl tell 64 more
8th 128 telll 128 more
at end, 256 have head it
the equestion is
2^(d) where d is the day in january