Question

Lily pads increase by 25% every 10 days.lf a pond starts with 22 lily pads,how many will there be after 50 days?

Answer 1

We conclude that after 50 days, there will be 67 lily pads.

how many will there be after 50 days?

We know that the number increases by 25% every 10 days.

In 50 days we have 5 groups of 10 days, so there will be five increases of 25%.

We know that the initial number is 22 lily pads, if we apply five consecutive increases of the 25% we get:

N = 22*(1 + 25%/100)*...*(1 + 25%/100%)

( the factor (1 + 25%/100%) appears five times)

So we can rewrite:

N = 22*(1 + 25%/100%)⁵

N = 22*(1 + 0.25)⁵ = 67.1

Which can be rounded to the nearest whole number, which is 67.

So we conclude that after 50 days, there will be 67 lily pads.

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