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In a bowl, the number of marbles gets doubled after every minute. If the bowl gets filled after two hours of such process, how long will it take to be half filled?
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7 PM. THREE HOURS LATER, IT WOULD BE 10 PM (2 HOURS TO MIDNIGHT) AND FOUR HOURS LATER, IT WOULD BE 11 PM (1 HOUR TO MIDNIGHT)
YOU WOULD NEVER FINISH IT - THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE SOMETHING LEFT TO READ IF YOU ONLY READ HALF OF WHAT IS LEFT EACH DAY
THE JAR WILL BE HALF FULL IN 59 MINUTES. A MINUTE LATER, IT WILL DOUBLE AND WILL FILL THE JAR
IT WILL TAKE 1 HOUR AND 59 MINUTES FOR IT TO BE HALF FILLED
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