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15 November, 01:49

If a bacterium could divide into two every 20 how many bacteria would be produced after eight hours?

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  1. 15 November, 02:01
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    20 minutes = 1/3rd of an hour

    8 hours = (8 x 3) = 24 thirds of an hour = 24 divisions.

    If all survive and reproduce, the population after 24 divisions = 224 = 16,777,216 bugs.
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