A urine sample with more than 100,000 organisms is considered indicative of infection. A urine sample containing 500 bacteria with a generation time of 20 minutes sits for 6 hours before finally being assayed. How many bacteria will then be present within the sample?

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A urine sample with more than 100,000 organisms is considered indicative of infection. A urine sample containing 500 bacteria with a generation time of 20 minutes sits for 6 hours before finally being assayed. How many bacteria will then be present within the sample?
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