Question

Question
A certain bacterium splits itself into
identical cells in
day. Look at the picture.

A photo of a bacterium splitting into two is shown.
Each of those new cells is capable of splitting itself into
identical cells in
day. So the first day there are
cells, and the second day there are
cells, and so on. Write and evaluate an expression using a base and an exponent to represent the number of cells present at the end of the seventh day.

Enter the correct answers in the boxes.

The base is the number repeated in multiplication.

Answer 1

Base: 2

Expression: 2^7

Value: 128