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 ?

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A: 6

B: 12

C: 17

D: 22

The answer is: D

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Let's break it down step by step in simple terms:

The number of eggs doubles each day.
On the 24th day, the basket is completely full.
This means on the 23rd day, the basket was half full (since it doubles the next day).
On the 22nd day, the basket was 1/4th full (because it doubles to 1/2 on the 23rd day).

Answer:

The basket was 1/4th full on the 22nd day.

Correct option: D: 22.