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 (in days)?

Answer 1

24 days

Step-by-step explanation:

48÷2=24, 24 is half of 48, 24 days is half of the amount of time as 48 days, so if it takes 48 days for the whole lake to be covered, it would take 24 days to cover half of it.