A strain of bacteria growing on your desktop doubles every 5 minutes. Assuming that you start with 8 bacteria, how many bacteria could be present at the end of 17 minutes? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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A strain of bacteria growing on your desktop doubles every 5 minutes. Assuming that you start with 8 bacteria, how many
bacteria could be present at the end of 17 minutes? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
Transcribed Image Text:A strain of bacteria growing on your desktop doubles every 5 minutes. Assuming that you start with 8 bacteria, how many bacteria could be present at the end of 17 minutes? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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