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posted 03-13-98 2:30 AM ET (US)
This question is a little bit tricky. I learned it from my philosophy class.

Question: It took 20 days for all the leaves to fall from a tree. If the number of leaves that fell each day was twice that of the previous day, on which day was the tree half bare?

Lazy Snake
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posted 03-13-98 6:30 AM ET (US)
Geometric series:
Sn = a(1-r^n)/(1-r)
now a = 1, r = 2. n = 20 for all the leaves to fall.
S20 = (1) (1 - 2^20) / (1 - 2) = 1048575
Let n = i for half of the leaves to fall.
Si = (1) (1 - 2^i) (1 - 2) = 1048575 / 2
i = log (2) [ (1048575 / 2) - 1]
i = 18.99999 = 19 round to the nearest day
Therefor it takes 19 days for half of the leaves to fall.
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Let n be the number of leaves fall on the 1st day,
then 2n is the number of leaves fall on the 2nd day,
4n is the number of leaves fall on the 3rd day,
8n on the 4th day,
16n on the 5th day ......
Therefore, the tree would be half bare during sometimes on the 20th day.

From the question, we have: It took 20 days for all the leaves fall from a tree.
Then, before this 20-day period, that is, on the "0" day, there are 0 leaves fall from the tree.
As the question mentions, then on the 1st day, there will be 2*0 leaves fall, that means 0 leaves fall,
and 0 leaves fall on the 2nd day, 3rd day, 4th day, etc.
Therefore, the tree would never be half bare. (?!)

To conclude, this question is ambiguous!

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