Mongo Lily Pad

A lily pad starts in the middle of a pond on day one, overnight it doubles in size. This happens every night. If the pond is covered on day 60, how big was the lily pad on day 59?

 

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June 4th, 2011 | Category: Brain Riddle, Mathematical, Real Life, Science Riddles |  Email This Riddle

3 guesses to Mongo Lily Pad

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• Rodger

  June 6, 2011 at 9:17 PM

  Half the size of the pond!

• Sid

  June 8, 2011 at 11:52 AM

  Exactly!!!

• Dude

  June 8, 2011 at 8:06 PM

  You’re right, Rodger!

  If it doubles every day, the day before it would have been half full.

  You’re today’s winner.