Question 1197144
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A culture of bacteria doubles every 2 minutes. If there are 320 bacteria at the beginning, 
how many will there be after 5 minutes? 
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5 minutes is 2.5 times the doubling period.


Therefore, the number of bacteria after 5 minutes is  {{{320*2^2.5}}} = 1810  (rounded).    <U>ANSWER</U>
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Solved.


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