SOLUTION: Suppose a cell divides one time each minute. The number of cells over time:
TIME{MINUTES} 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
NUMBER OF CELLS 2 4 8 16 32 64 12
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Question 103087: Suppose a cell divides one time each minute. The number of cells over time:
TIME{MINUTES} 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
NUMBER OF CELLS 2 4 8 16 32 64 128
What is an algebraic expression for the number of cells in terms of the time t?
What is a numeric expression for the number of cells in terms of the time?----number of cells after 1 minute {2=?}, number after 2 minutes {4=?}, number of cells after 3 minutes {8=?}
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The number of cells = 2^t
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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