Where do you add a zero for a decimal if it is ten times as much as that decimal?

Imagine a new pasture with grass growing on it. every day after the seeds have germinated, the number of blades of grass in the pasture triples. after 18 days, the entire pasture is completely covered in grass. how many days did it take for the pasture to be one-third covered in grass?

Compare these two waves: the blue and orange waves have the same pitch, but the blue wave is louder. the blue and orange waves have the same volume, but the blue wave has a higher pitch. the orange wave has a higher pitch, but the blue wave is louder. the blue wave has a higher pitch, but the orange wave is louder.

Shane can shovel the driveway in 4 hours, but if his sister it would take 2 hours. how long would it take taylor to shovel the driveway alone