SOLUTION: A cell divides into two identical copies every 4 minutes. How many cells will exist after 5 hours?

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Question 180574: A cell divides into two identical copies every 4 minutes. How many cells will exist after 5 hours?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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we need to find out how many times it doubles
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5 hours has 300 minutes
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divide this by 4min to see how many doublings we have
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300/4=75
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total cells will double 75 times in 5 hours
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T=1%282%29%5E75=3.77789319%2A10%5E22