Calculate the time for the colony to reach 1 million bacteria

Algebra & Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry
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Chapter2: Equations And Inequalities
Section2.1: Equations
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Calculate the time for the colony to reach 1 million bacteria.

For one strain of bacteria, each bacterium divides into two every minute.
The table shows the number of bacteria present in a particular sample for the first 5
minutes.
Time (minutes)
number of bacteria present
0
2
1
4
2
8
3
16
4
32
5
64
Transcribed Image Text:For one strain of bacteria, each bacterium divides into two every minute. The table shows the number of bacteria present in a particular sample for the first 5 minutes. Time (minutes) number of bacteria present 0 2 1 4 2 8 3 16 4 32 5 64
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