in a lake there is a patch of lily pads .every day the patch double in size it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake .how many days would it take for a patch to cover a half of lake
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Answer:
patch cover the entire lake= 48 days
patch cover the half lake= 48/2=24
Answer:
In 47 days, the lake is covered by half.
step-by-step explanation:
We must presume that the plant's growth achieved its maximum on Day 48 if it filled the lake on that day. Thus, we know that towards the end of the previous day, it must have had to have taken at up to half of the lake in for for it to have been to complete the development and practice in schedule.
Therefore, if it had filled more than half of the lake by the end of day 47, it would still done so at some point on day 48. In other words, it would not necessary have taken the full 47 days to fill the lake, but at some point during the day 47 it would have done so.
To complete this problem, the user must carefully read between the lines. The answer to this puzzle is simply stated in clear terms and is easy to find. Since the patch in this case doubles in size every day, it will be half as big on day 47 as it is on day 48.
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