A scientist is observing the reproduction of a certain bacteria. On Monday, she started with 2 bacteria and the number of bacteria doubled each day. How many bacteria will there be on Saturday?

(a) what is the total number of bacteria in exponential form?

(b) Explain how to change from exponential form to simplified form?

(c) What is the total bacteria in simplified form?

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Cassandra

Mathematics

10 March, 02:09

A scientist is observing the reproduction of a certain bacteria. On Monday, she started with 2 bacteria and the number of bacteria doubled each day. How many bacteria will there be on Saturday?

(a) what is the total number of bacteria in exponential form?

(b) Explain how to change from exponential form to simplified form?

(c) What is the total bacteria in simplified form?

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Alivia Bartlett · Answer 1

a) 2∧6 c) 64

Step-by-step explanation:

First day-Monday we have 2 bacteria, at Tuesday we have 2 · 2 = 2∧2, at Wednesday we have 2 · 2 · 2 = 2∧3, at Thursday we have 2 ·2 · 2 · 2 = 2∧4, at Friday we have 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 · 2 = 2∧5 and finally at Saturday we have 2 · 2 · 2 ·2 · 2 · 2 = 2∧6 = 64

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