A fast-growing strain of bacteria doubles in population every 20 minutes. A laboratory has a culture of 200 of these bacteria cells. The function below can be used to find P, the number of bacteria cells in this culture after t hours. p = 200(8') %3D Which of the following is closest to the total number of bacteria cells after 2 hours? O a 2,560,000 O b 3,200 51,200 12,800

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A fast-growing strain of bacteria doubles in population every
20 minutes. A laboratory has a culture of 200 of these
bacteria cells. The function below can be used to find
P, the
number of bacteria cells in this culture after t hours.
p = 200(8')
Which of the following is closest to the total number of
%3D
bacteria cells after 2 hours?
O a
2,560,000
3,200
51,200
C.
12,800
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Transcribed Image Text:A fast-growing strain of bacteria doubles in population every 20 minutes. A laboratory has a culture of 200 of these bacteria cells. The function below can be used to find P, the number of bacteria cells in this culture after t hours. p = 200(8') Which of the following is closest to the total number of %3D bacteria cells after 2 hours? O a 2,560,000 3,200 51,200 C. 12,800 Next Page Back
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