The tortoise and the lettice

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The tortoise eats 10 percent of his lettuce every day. How long will the lettuce last for before it runs out?

It depends forever 10 days 5 days

My World by my world , 18, United Kingdom

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My World
Sep 26, 2017

If he eats 10 percent of what is left every day, It would never run out. Easy

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You need to specify that you're the tortoise eats the remaining 10 percent of his lettuce, otherwise the answer is 10 days.

Plus, you didn't explain in your solution why it would never run out.

Pi Han Goh - 3 years, 8 months ago

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