SOLUTION: Imagine that for a certain person, the number of cells in a tumor doubles every three months. Supposing the tumor stars as a single cell, how many cells will there be after 3 years

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Question 613622: Imagine that for a certain person, the number of cells in a tumor doubles every three months. Supposing the tumor stars as a single cell, how many cells will there be after 3 years if this rate is maintained?
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Hi, 

the number of cells in a tumor doubles every three months (1/4) Yr

Supposing the tumor stars as a single cell, 

how many cells will there be after 3 years if this rate is maintained? 

  cells after 3 years = 1%2A2%5E%284%2A3%29 = 4096

OR = 1*e^((ln2/3)*36)