Today Puzzle #544
Puzzle No. 544 鈥� Tuesday 13 August
Imagine that a monster has been discovered which grows at such a rate that it doubles its size every day. If it is put in a box with volume 1m³ when it is born it will completely fill the box after 10 days. How many days will it be before it fills half the box?
Today’s #PuzzleForToday has been set by David Feather a retired maths education lecturer
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9 days
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