Pear Tree
  • Carly goes outside on a beautiful spring morning and notices 24 white blossoms on a pear tree in her front yard. The next day, she counts the blossoms and realizes that the number of blossoms on the tree is the previous day�s total divided by one-half. On the third day, she realizes that the number of blossoms is the previous day�s total divided by one-half. Once again, on the fourth and fifth days, she realizes that the number of blossoms is the previous day�s total divided by one-half. How many total blossoms are on the tree on the fifth day?

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David Rock
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Columbus State University

Doug Brumbaugh
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University of Central Florida