Puzzle | Disclosing Secret

Problem Statement: A secret can be told only to 2 persons in 5 minutes. The same person tells to 2 more persons and so on. So How long will take to spread a secret to 768 persons?

Solution:
In the beginning, let only 1 person know the secret.

1. Now, this 1 person will tell disclose the secret to 2 other persons in 5 mins. (Secret known = 2, Remaining = 766 persons)
2. Now, this 2 person will tell disclose the secret to 4 other persons in 5 mins. (Secret known = 4, Remaining = 764 persons)
3. Now, this 4 person will tell disclose the secret to 8 other persons in 5 mins. (Secret known = 8, Remaining = 760 persons)
4. Now, this 8 person will tell disclose the secret to 16 other persons in 5 mins. (Secret known = 16, Remaining = 752 persons)
5. Now, this 16 person will tell disclose the secret to 32 other persons in 5 mins. (Secret known = 32, Remaining = 736 persons)
6. Now, this 32 person will tell disclose the secret to 64 other persons in 5 mins. (Secret known = 64, Remaining = 704 persons)
7. Now, this 64 person will tell disclose the secret to 128 other persons in 5 mins. (Secret known = 128, Remaining = 640 persons)
8. Now, this 128 person will tell disclose the secret to 256 other persons in 5 mins. (Secret known = 256, Remaining = 512 persons)
9. Now, this 256 person will tell disclose the secret to 512 other persons in 5 mins. (Secret known = 512, Remaining = 256 persons)
10. Now, as only 256 persons are left for the secret to being known, therefore, this 512 person will tell disclose the secret to only 1 person each i.e. 256 other persons in 2.5 mins. (Secret known = 768, Remaining = 0 persons)

Total time taken = 9 * 5 + 1 * 2.5 = 47.5 mins

Therefore, total time taken to disclose the secret to 768 persons = 47.5 minutes