Question

A particular strain of bacteria doubles in population every 10 minutes. Assuming you start with a single bacterium in a petri dish, how many bacteria will there be in 2.5 hours?

A. 9536
B. 32,768
C. 65,536
D. 16,384

Answer 1

its b right???

Answer 2

2.5hrs=150 min.
2^14=D.

Answer 3

so i was wrong then T_T

Answer 4

I think you were right.
2^15

Answer 5

how does 2^15 because it starts from 1 right?

Answer 6

0 min = 1 = 2^0
10 min = 2^1
20 min = 2^2
30 min = 2^3
40 min = 2^4
50 min = 2^5
60 min = 2^6
70 min = 2^7
80 min = 2^8
90 min = 2^9
100 min = 2^10
110 min = 2^11
120 min = 2^12
130 min = 2^13
140 min = 2^14
150 min = 2^15

Answer 7

so i was right

Answer 8

yeah, that's right^

Answer 9

it appears so

Answer 10

Sry :(

Answer 11

its ok

Answer 12

@Kash_TheSmartGuy right process, just miscounted