A particular bacterium is found to have a doubling time of 20 minutes. If a laboratory  culture begins with a population of 300 of this bacteria and there is no change in the growth rate, how many bacteria will be present in 55 minutes? Use six decimal places in the interim calculation for the growth rate.

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27) A particular bacterium is found to have a doubling time of 20 minutes. If a laboratory 

culture begins with a population of 300 of this bacteria and there is no change in the growth rate, how many bacteria will be present in 55 minutes? Use six decimal places in the interim calculation for the growth rate.

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