10. A single cell is placed into a culture tube containing nutrient agar. If the number of cells triples every 2 minutes and the culture tube is completely filled in 12 hours, how long does it take for the culture tube to be only half full of cells?

10. A single cell is placed into a culture tube containing nutrient agar. If the number of cells triples every 2 minutes and the culture tube is completely filled in 12 hours, how long does it take for the culture tube to be only half full of cells?

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10. A single cell is placed into a culture
tube containing nutrient agar. If the
number of cells triples every 2 minutes
and the culture tube is completely filled
in 12 hours, how long does it take for
the culture tube to be only half full of
cells?

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