There was a pond.
The pond was empty except for its water.
On the 1st day there was one lily pad.
On the 2nd day there were two lily pads.
On the 3rd day there were four lily pads.
On the 4th day there were eight lily pads.
Everyday the lily pads doubled.
It took 60 days to fill the pond with lily pads.
How many days did it take to half fill the pond with lily pads?
2007-03-08 10:34:14 · 16 answers · asked by MynameisShirl 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
I will give the answer in the morning .. nighty night ! :)
2007-03-08 10:36:11 · update #1
answer .....If the lily pads doubled everyday. And it took 60 days to fill the pond with them. Then the pond must have been half full the day before it was full. Thus, the answers is, 59 DAYS
2007-03-08 20:26:03 · update #2
It has to be 59 days.
If each day the number of lily pads doubles. It took 60 days to fill it which means on 59th day it was half full and doubled to fill it on the 60th day. I think thats the logic of it.
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2007-03-08 10:55:03 · answer #1 · answered by Teejay 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
59
2007-03-08 18:47:15 · answer #2 · answered by Milana P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
59
2007-03-08 18:38:43 · answer #3 · answered by emZie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
59
2007-03-08 18:38:42 · answer #4 · answered by mesmerized 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
59 days and there were 2^60 lilly pads or in other words, 1152921504606846976 lily pads. I doubt you can fit that many lily pads in the pond.
2007-03-08 18:46:16 · answer #5 · answered by Someone who cares 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
30
2007-03-08 19:14:35 · answer #6 · answered by babycakes_rocks 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
30
2007-03-08 18:39:16 · answer #7 · answered by rachel c 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
59 days
2007-03-08 18:38:26 · answer #8 · answered by Jo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
30
2007-03-08 18:37:43 · answer #9 · answered by niecy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
59 days.
2007-03-08 18:38:55 · answer #10 · answered by RM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋