At 8 a.m., you place a certain amount of bacteria on a slide. Every hour, the area covered by the bacteria doubles. By 5pm, the slide is covered with bacteria. The area of the slide is 2square cm. AT WHAT TIME WAS THE SLIDE HALF COVERED WITH BACTERIA?

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4. At 8 a.m., you place a certain amount of bacteria on a slide. Every hour, the area covered by the bacteria
doubles. By 5pm, the slide is covered with bacteria. The area of the slide is 2square cm. AT WHAT TIME WAS
THE SLIDE HALF COVERED WITH BACTERIA?
Transcribed Image Text:4. At 8 a.m., you place a certain amount of bacteria on a slide. Every hour, the area covered by the bacteria doubles. By 5pm, the slide is covered with bacteria. The area of the slide is 2square cm. AT WHAT TIME WAS THE SLIDE HALF COVERED WITH BACTERIA?
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