Question

The amoebas on a petri dish is doubling every 5 minutes. If there are currently 8 amoebas on the dish, how many will there be in 1 hour?

Answer 1

Answer:

32,768.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 12 lots of 5 minutes in 1 hour.

The equation  is 8*(2^12)

= 8 * 4096

= 32,768.