The White Rabbit has an appointment to see the Red Queen at 4pm every day apart from weekends. On Monday, he arrives 16 minutes late. Each day after that he hurries more and more and so manages to halve the amount of time that he arrives late each day.
On what day of the week does he arrive just 15 seconds late?
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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