Emily is observing the growth of a bacteria culture in a lab Initially, there are 100 bacteria in the cultureAfter 1 hour, the number of bacteria doubles to 200. After 2 hours, it doubles again to 400. What will the number of bacteria be after 12 hours? (1 point ) 1,200 14,400 bacteria 120,000 409,600 bacterja

Answer 1

409,600 bacteria

The number of bacteria doubles every hour, so after 12 hours, the number of bacteria will double 12 times from the initial 100 bacteria.

2^12 = 4096

100 bacteria * 4096 = 409,600 bacteria

Therefore, the number of bacteria after 12 hours will be 409,600.