Question

In india, water lilies grow extremely fast. In one pond, a lily grew so fast that each day it doubled in the area it covered. In 26 days it covered the pond. How long would it take 2 lilies to cover the pond?

Answer 1

it takes one doubling less when we start at lillies=2
instead of lillies=1

right? we omit the day where 1 turns to 2

25 days

Answer 2

how would i write it out?

Answer 3

given:
maxlillies = 1 * (2)^26

asked:
maxlillies = 2 * (2)^x