Mike's Uncle Joe gave him 2 mice, which he named Stuart and Mickey. But Mike discovered that he made a big mistake. Mickey should have been named Michelle. She just had 8 babies - 4 males and 4 females!

"Ten mice aren't so many," said Mike to his mother. "And they're cute."
"Yes," said his mother, "but these cute baby mice can breed when they are 6 weeks old. The babies are born after 3 weeks."

If each female mouse has only 1 litter and all the litters have 8 babies, half males and half females, how many mice will Mike have in 18 weeks?

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Mike's Uncle Joe gave him 2 mice, which he named Stuart and Mickey. But Mike discovered that he made a big mistake. Mickey should have been named Michelle. She just had 8 babies - 4 males and 4 females!

"Ten mice aren't so many," said Mike to his mother. "And they're cute."
"Yes," said his mother, "but these cute baby mice can breed when they are 6 weeks old. The babies are born after 3 weeks."

If each female mouse has only 1 litter and all the litters have 8 babies, half males and half females, how many mice will Mike have in 18 weeks?