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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Given enough nutrients, bateria cells will multiply exponentially. Each time they dvide the number of cells will double(one cycle). So if we started with 2 cells, in the next cycle there would be 4, then 8 and so on. If we start out with 2 cells, how many cycles would it take the bacteria to overtake the human population( 6900000000). Write the formula

OpenStudy (kropot72):

The equation needed to solve this is \[2^{x}=6.9\times10^{9}\] where x is the number of cycles. Now you need to solve the equation to find x.

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