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The flowers in a basket double every minute and the basket gets full in one hour. In how much time, the basket was `1/(32)` full? (a) 12 minutes (b) 32 minutes (c) 45 minutes (d) 55 minutes

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  • The number of apples in a bas ket doubles every minute. If the basket is full of apples in an hour, when was the basket half-filled?

    A
    38 minutes
    B
    55 minutes
    C
    47 minutes
    D
    59 minutes
  • There are some flowers in a basket and at every next minute they get double. At the 30th minute the basket becomes full. Then at exactly which minute the basket is half filled?

    A
    15 minutes
    B
    20 minutes
    C
    29 minutes
    D
    12 minutes
  • In a basket the apples becomes double of itself after each minute. In 40 minutes the basket fill completely, then in how much time the basket is filled 1 / 8 of the total?

    A
    35 minute
    B
    36 minutes
    C
    37 minutes
    D
    38 minutes
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