Question

if the number of bacteria in a colony doubles every 45 minutes and there is currently a population of 500 bacteria what will the population be 180 minutes from now?
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Answer 1

Answer:

180/45= 4 so it will double 4 times

500 (starting)

1000  (after 45 min)

2000 (after 90 min)

4000 (after 135 min)

8000 (after 180 min)

so the answer is 8000 bacteria

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