SOLUTION: 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.
At what time was the bottle exactly half full?
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At what time was the bottle exactly half full?
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Question 1097728: 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.
At what time was the bottle exactly half full?
At what time was the bottle DISABLED_event_one= sixteenth full? Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 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
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