document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1097728>Question 1097728</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bacteria doubles every 2.5 minutes.  A single bacterium was put in a sealed jar at 0752 and the bottle was filled at exactly 1903.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At what time was the bottle exactly half full?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At what time was the bottle  DISABLED_event_one= sixteenth full? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #712160 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><B>jorel1380(3719)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel1380><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=jorel1380><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=712160\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since the bacteria double every 2.5 minutes, the bottle was half full at 2.5 minutes prior to the bottle being completely full--or approximately at 1900. 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/2=1/16, so the bottle was 1/16th filled at 4 x 2.5 minutes, or 10 minutes prior to the entire bottle being filled; which would make 1853 the time at which the bottle was 1/16th full<BR>\n" );
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