Extra For Experts A lilypad in a pond is doubling in size every day. It has covered the entire pond after 2424 days. How long did it take to cover half of the pond? It covers half the pond after days.
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Extra For Experts A lilypad in a pond is doubling in size every day. It has covered the entire pond after 2424 days. How long did it take to cover half of the pond? It covers half the pond after days.
Solution
It took 23 days to cover half of the pond. This is because the lilypad doubles in size every day. So, on the day before it covered the entire pond (24th day), it must have covered half of the pond.
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