87.A Head Start on the Pond
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A patch of lily pads doubles in area every day, and starting from a single pad it covers the pond in exactly 30 days. If you start with 8 pads instead of 1, how many days does it take to cover the pond?
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Eight is three doublings ahead of one, so you are starting partway through the original timeline.
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