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document.write( "A cell divides into two identical copies every 4 minutes.  How many cells will exist after 3 hours?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Starting with one cell at time zero and doubling every 4 minutes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Time-----------Cells<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..0(4).........1 --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E0+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E0+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "..1(4).........2 --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E1+=+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E1+=+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "..2(4).........4 --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E2+=+4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E2+=+4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "..3(4).........8 --> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E3+=+8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E3+=+8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "..45(4).........<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you need to know how many times this doubling will take place in 3 hours.  Divide 3 hours, that's 180 minutes by 4 to get 45 times, (n = 45) so at the end of 3 hours, there will be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%282%5E45+=+35184372088832%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%282%5E45+=+35184372088832%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cells. <BR>\n" );
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