SOLUTION: A certain strain of bacteria that is growing on your kitchen counter doubles every 15 minutes. Assuming that you start with only one bacterium, how many bacteria could be present a
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Question 552038: A certain strain of bacteria that is growing on your kitchen counter doubles every 15 minutes. Assuming that you start with only one bacterium, how many bacteria could be present at the end of 7 hours? Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A certain strain of bacteria that is growing on your kitchen counter doubles every 15 minutes. Assuming that you start with only one bacterium, how many bacteria could be present at the end of 7 hours?
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7 hr = 28 15 minute intervals
= 2^28
= 268435456, commonly called 256 MegaBugs
