SOLUTION: Mitosis is a process in which a cell divides into 2 indentical cells.For instance,after the first division of a cell there will be 2^1 = 2cells,after the second division there will

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Question 142168: Mitosis is a process in which a cell divides into 2 indentical cells.For instance,after the first division of a cell there will be 2^1 = 2cells,after the second division there will be 2^2=4 cells,after the third division there will be 2^3 = 8 cells.After how many divisions will there be 64 cells?
Help with this question would really be appreciated.
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2^4=16 __ 2^5=32 __ 2^6=64

you can also use logarithms __ 2^x=64 __ taking log __ xlog(2)=log(64) __ x=log(64)/log(2)