A strain of doubles every 12 h. If there are 50 bacteria cells to start with in colony ,then a) How many bacteria will there be after 5 days? b) How Long will it be until the count of the bacteria exceeds 600 000?

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A strain of doubles every 12 h. If there are 50 bacteria cells to
start with in colony ,then
a) How many bacteria will there be after 5 days?
b) How Long will it be until the count of the bacteria
exceeds 600 000?
Transcribed Image Text:A strain of doubles every 12 h. If there are 50 bacteria cells to start with in colony ,then a) How many bacteria will there be after 5 days? b) How Long will it be until the count of the bacteria exceeds 600 000?
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