document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=730159>Question 730159</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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 the lake? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "it is half full on day 47<BR>\n" );
document.write( " every day it doubles <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so on day 48 it is full </SPAN>\n" );
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