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In a lake, there is a patch of lily pads. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire lake, how long would it take for the patch to cover half of the lake?
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99 SECONDS OR 1 MINUTE AND 39 SECONDS. WHEN THE 99TH CUT IS MADE, THE REMAINING FOOT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE CUT
IT WOULD TAKE 47 DAYS TO COVER HALF OF THE LAKE, AS THEY DOUBLE IN SIZE EVERY DAY
IT WILL TAKE 29 DAYS FOR TWO WATER LILIES TO COVER THE WHOLE POND. EACH WATER LILY WILL NEED TO COVER HALF OF THE POND. THE WATER LILIES WILL COVER HALF OF THE POND ON THE 29TH DAY
IT WILL TAKE 13 DAYS TO COVER HIS GARDEN WITH TWO PATCHES OF SODS. WITH 2 PATCHES OF SODS, EACH PATCH OF SOD WILL NEED TO COVER HALF HIS GARDEN AND ONE PATCH OF SOD CAN COVER HALF HIS GARDEN IN 13 DAYS
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