document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=768032>Question 768032</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can some one help me solve this problem please\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A certain virus has an average doubling time of 28.5 minutes in the human body. How long does it take 1 virus to grow to a billion (1E9) viruses? Time in hours (1 decimal) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " How long does it take 1 virus to grow to a billion (1E9) viruses?<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Time in hours (1 decimal)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%5E%28t%2F28.5%29+=+10%5E9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%5E%28t%2F28.5%29+=+10%5E9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2F28.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2F28.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*log(2) = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2F28.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2F28.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2Flog%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2Flog%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=t%2F28.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"t%2F28.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 29.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 28.5 * 29.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 852 min<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=852%2F60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"852%2F60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 14.2 hrs<BR>\n" );
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