A water lily in a pond doubles it size every 24 hours. After exactly 30 days, it covers the entire pond. How many days did it take until the lily covered just half of it?
2007-01-15 11:53:49 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
29 days
2007-01-15 11:56:36 · answer #1 · answered by Mangy Coyote 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
29
2007-01-15 19:57:43 · answer #2 · answered by benji 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-15 19:57:26 · answer #3 · answered by Robb the B.D.C. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-01-15 19:56:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
29 days? If it doubles in size every 24 hrs then it will have covered 1/2 on 29th day and then double to the whole pond and cover it on the 30th day.
2007-01-15 20:01:30 · answer #5 · answered by itgirl23 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
29 days
if it doubles every 24 hours, it was half the size of the pond on the 29th day and then it doubled to cover the whole pond on the 30th day.
2007-01-15 19:56:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
29 days
2007-01-15 20:03:59 · answer #7 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
29 days
2007-01-15 20:01:24 · answer #8 · answered by Francisco D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
30
2007-01-15 20:05:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2007-01-15 19:58:47 · answer #10 · answered by karl p 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋