Asked by Suzanne

calculate the time for the colony to reach 1 million bacteria.

Number of bacteria present. Doubles every minute
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Answered by Reiny
number = 2^t
so 2^t = 1,000,000
take log of both sides and use log rules
t log2 = log 1,000,000
t = 6/log2 = 19.9 minutes

it would take appr 20 minutes
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