A population of 200 bacteria has the perfect conditions to double every 20 min. How mant bacteria will there be after each amount of time?
a) 20 min
b) 4 hours
Please show your work, thanks in advance.
a) 20 min
b) 4 hours
Please show your work, thanks in advance.
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A)200 times 2 (because 20 min. has passed) = 400 so at 20 minutes, there will be 400 bacteria.
B) 200 times 12 (because if there are 60 minutes in an hour, and you divide 20 minutes into four hours, you will get 12) which equals 2400 bacteria! hope this helps :)
B) 200 times 12 (because if there are 60 minutes in an hour, and you divide 20 minutes into four hours, you will get 12) which equals 2400 bacteria! hope this helps :)
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a) 400- doubled in twenty minutes
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400, 2400