document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1123615>Question 1123615</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A biologist recorded a count of 628 bacteria present in a culture after 10 minutes and 1357 bacteria present after 20 minutes.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To the nearest whole number, what was the initial population?  </SPAN>\n" );
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