a certain colony of bacteria doubles in size every 5 minutes if the colony began with two organisms how many will there be after 30 minutes

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Noel

Mathematics

17 March, 17:46

a certain colony of bacteria doubles in size every 5 minutes if the colony began with two organisms how many will there be after 30 minutes

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Mira Baldwin · Answer 1

There will be 128 organisms after 30 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

30/5=6

1.) 2*2=4

2.) 4*2=8

3.) 8*2=16

4.) 16*2=32

5.) 32*2=64

6.) 64*2=128