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On a loaf of bread, there is a patch of mold. Every day, the patch doubles in size. If it takes 40 days for the patch to cover t

he entire loaf of bread, how many days would it take for the patch to cover half of the loaf of bread?

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olga_2 [115]3 years ago

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If it doubles in size, Once its half it will be full the next day, so I believe 39 days.

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