Guest Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Water lilies growing on a pond double their surface area coverage each day. It took 40 days for the water lilies to cover half of the pond. How long will it take for the lilies to cover the entire pond? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Water lilies growing on a pond double their surface area coverage each day. It took 40 days for the water lilies to cover half of the pond. How long will it take for the lilies to cover the entire pond? 41 days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 um...duh? 40 days, half, and one day to double. 41 days. (so close to 42!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 rookie1ja Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 another variation on an already posted puzzle ... check the one entitled biology thread locked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Water lilies growing on a pond double their surface area coverage each day. It took 40 days for the water lilies to cover half of the pond. How long will it take for the lilies to cover the entire pond?
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