harriet is cultivating a strain of bacteria has doubled by the end of every second hour. how many bacteria will harriet have in the dish at the end of 6 hours?

n2^3 bacteria, n being the initial population.

Step-by-step explanation:

compound growth equation: P=n2^t

P is total population

n is initial population

t is time

since it doubles every second hour, and there are 6 hours

6hours/2hours = doubles 3 times, thats why t=3.