A lily pad doubles in size each day. If it takes 28 days for the lily pad to cover the entire pond, how many days will it take to cover one-fourth of the pond?
A lily pad doubles in size each day. If it takes 28 days for the lily pad to cover the entire pond, how many days will it take to cover one-fourth of the pond?
T0=1
T1=2
T2=4
Tn=2^n
T28=2^28
find n such that Tn=(2^28)/4 = 2^26
26 days. Assuming that there is just 1 pad to start with.