Question

Bacteria multiply at an alarming rate when bacteria splits into two new cells, thus doubling. If we start with only one bacteria which can double every hour, how many bacteria will we have by the end of one day?

Answer 1

`1*2^(24)`=16777216

Explanation:

y=C*2^t is the equation for this type of growth

C is starting population and t is time

C=1 and t=24 (1 day= 24 hours)

Solve

Answer 2

2^24 = 16,777,216 bacterias.
Explanation:
So we start with 1 bacteria
after 1 hours: 2*1 = 2
after 2 hours: 2*2 = 2^2 = 4
after 3 hours: 2*2^2 = 2^3
after n hours: 2^n
Since one day has 24 hours we have n = 24 and total number of bacteria will
be: 2^24 = 16,777,216 bacterias.