Minute Mystery: The Lake Puzzle

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The Lake Puzzle

Category: Growth Patterns

A patch of lily pads doubles in size every day.

It covers the entire lake on Day 30.

On what day did it cover half the lake?

A) Day 15
B) Day 29
C) Day 28

 

 

Solution

If it doubles every day, then the day before it covered the entire lake, it covered half.

Answer: B) Day 29

 

 

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