Teacher:In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the physics. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Problem: in a lake , there is a patch of lily pads . every day , the patch doubles in size . it takes 50 days for the patch to cover the entire lake , how many days would it take the patch to cover half of the lake ? 
Options: a ) 36 , b ) 2 ^ 4 * 3 , c ) 24 , d ) 49 , e ) 47
Student:
d
Teacher:In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the physics. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Problem: in a lake , there is a patch of lily pads . every day , the patch doubles in size . it takes 50 days for the patch to cover the entire lake , how many days would it take the patch to cover half of the lake ? 
Options: a ) 36 , b ) 2 ^ 4 * 3 , c ) 24 , d ) 49 , e ) 47
Student:
user
d
assistant
Teacher:In this task, you need to answer the given multiple-choice question on the physics. Classify your answers into 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd', and 'e'.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: Problem: in a lake , there is a patch of lily pads . every day , the patch doubles in size . it takes 50 days for the patch to cover the entire lake , how many days would it take the patch to cover half of the lake ? 
Options: a ) 36 , b ) 2 ^ 4 * 3 , c ) 24 , d ) 49 , e ) 47
Student:
d