menu
QAmmunity.org
Login
Register
My account
Edit my Profile
Private messages
My favorites
Ask a Question
Questions
Unanswered
Tags
Categories
Ask a Question
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?
asked
Apr 27, 2018
131k
views
5
votes
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?
Mathematics
middle-school
Kelz
asked
by
Kelz
8.0k
points
answer
comment
share this
share
0 Comments
Please
log in
or
register
to add a comment.
Please
log in
or
register
to answer this question.
2
Answers
5
votes
48= 1 whole so 1/2=41 divided by two. 48 / 2 is 24. 24 days for the pond half full
Jay Sidri
answered
Apr 29, 2018
by
Jay Sidri
8.3k
points
ask related question
comment
share this
0 Comments
Please
log in
or
register
to add a comment.
2
votes
It would take 24 days for the patch to cover half of the lake
Paul Floyd
answered
May 1, 2018
by
Paul Floyd
8.2k
points
ask related question
comment
share this
0 Comments
Please
log in
or
register
to add a comment.
← Prev Question
Next Question →
Related questions
asked
Apr 28, 2017
110k
views
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?
Khanh Pham
asked
Apr 28, 2017
by
Khanh Pham
8.2k
points
Mathematics
high-school
2
answers
0
votes
110k
views
asked
Feb 27, 2018
117k
views
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?
KindDragon
asked
Feb 27, 2018
by
KindDragon
7.9k
points
Mathematics
middle-school
2
answers
4
votes
117k
views
asked
Mar 28, 2019
107k
views
(I don't get this at all cause it said it was wrong when I answered) There is a patch of lily pads on a lake. "Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 48 days for the patch to cover the entire
Kamal Bunkar
asked
Mar 28, 2019
by
Kamal Bunkar
8.6k
points
Mathematics
high-school
2
answers
1
vote
107k
views
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.
9.5m
questions
12.2m
answers
Other Questions
How do you can you solve this problem 37 + y = 87; y =
What is .725 as a fraction
How do you estimate of 4 5/8 X 1/3
A bathtub is being filled with water. After 3 minutes 4/5 of the tub is full. Assuming the rate is constant, how much longer will it take to fill the tub?
i have a field 60m long and 110 wide going to be paved i ordered 660000000cm cubed of cement how thick must the cement be to cover field
Twitter
WhatsApp
Facebook
Reddit
LinkedIn
Email
Link Copied!
Copy
Search QAmmunity.org