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A man fills a basket with eggs in such a way that the number of eggs added on each successive day is the same as the number already present in the basket. This way the basket gets completely filled in 24 days. After how many days the basket was 1 / 4th full? [UPSC 2010 (CS-P)]
a) 6
b) 12
c) 17
d) 22
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- ANs: 22
Since.. 24th day it is full, that means 23rd day it is half and obviously on 22nd day it is 1/4th - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(7) No(0)
- 22nd day will be 1/4 th i,e 524288 is 1/4 of 2097152
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- 22
Half of half - 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
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