A certain breed of amoeba has been observed to double its population every three minutes. How long will it take for the amoeba to be 15 times its original amount? (Round-off your answer to two (2) decimal places) Use the application of First Order ODE Decay Equation

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A certain breed of amoeba has been observed to double its population every three minutes. How long will it take for the amoeba to be 15 times its original amount? (Round-off your answer to two (2) decimal places)

Use the application of First Order ODE Decay Equation.

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