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26 July, 07:45

If bacteria divide every 30 min, and you start with a single bacterium at noon, how many bacteria will you have just after 2:00 pm?

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  1. 26 July, 07:57
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    You'd start with 1 at 12:00

    Then at 12:30 that would divide into 2

    At 1:00 those 2 would divide into 2 more and you'd have 4

    At 1:30 the four would divide into 2 as well, giving you 8

    At 2:00 The 8 would divide into 2 once again, and you'd have (end) with 16
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