At the benefit performance, twenty wealthy men agreed that the first one to arrive will pay 1 peso to enter, and each later arrival will pay thrice as much as thepreceding man. How much will be paid?

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At the benefit performance, twenty wealthy men agreed that the first one to arrive will pay 1 peso to enter, and each later arrival will pay thrice as much as the preceding man. How much will be paid?