SOLUTION: bacteria in a petri dish double the area they cover everyday.if the dish is covered after 16 days,on what day was only one quarter of it covered?

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Question 198717: bacteria in a petri dish double the area they cover everyday.if the dish is covered after 16 days,on what day was only one quarter of it covered?
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Day 14.
day 13 - 1/8
day 14 - 1/4
day 15 - 1/2
day 16 - 100%