Question

The area of an oil spill is doubling in size every day. At the start of the day on May 1, the oil spill covers 20 square meters. During which day will the area exceed 500 square meters?

Answer 1

Answer:

May 6

Step-by-step explanation:

20 x 2 = 40 40 x 2 = 80 80 x 2 = 160 x 2 = 320 320 x 2 = 640 after 5 days on may 6 it will surpass 500 meters.