SOLUTION: How do I solve this problem?..To reproduce, a single bacterium splits into two. Assume it takes a single bacterium 20 min to split. When will there be 128 bacteria?
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Question 739449: How do I solve this problem?..To reproduce, a single bacterium splits into two. Assume it takes a single bacterium 20 min to split. When will there be 128 bacteria? Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
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1- 20 2
2- 40 4
3-60 8
4-80 16
5-100 32
6-120 64
7-140 128
2 hours and 20 minutes later
2^n=128
n=7
7*20=140 minutes later
