Problem 802

Daily Math Challenge - October 05, 2022



One-half of the water from a full container is poured out.  Then one-third is poured out.  Continue with one-fourth for the third pouring, one-fifth for the fourth pouring, and so on.  After how many pourings does exactly one-tenth of the original water remain?

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