document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=169741>Question 169741</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At 12:00 pm two flies are place in a room.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "One minute later there are four flies, in another minuted- eight flies, in another minute-sixteen flies, etc.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "At 1:00 pm the room is completely filled with flies.  At what time was the room half filled?  Please explain your answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They double every minute.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There must have been 1/2 as many the minute before.<BR>\n" );
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