20 minutes
30 minutes
40 minutes
59 minutes
Answer is Wrong!
Answer is Right!
The correct answer is (b).
The amount of water in the barrel doubles every minute. This means that the barrel is half full after 30 minutes.
Option (a) is incorrect because the barrel is not half full after 20 minutes.
Option (c) is incorrect because the barrel is not half full after 40 minutes.
Option (d) is incorrect because the barrel is not half full after 59 minutes.