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Suppose a single bacterium is placed on an agar plate and the number of bacteria in the population doubles every 30 minutes how long do you think it will take before there would…

Suppose a single bacterium is placed on an agar plate and the number of bacteria in the population doubles every 30 minutes how long do you think it will take before there would…
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suppose a single bacterium is placed on an agar plate and the number of bacteria in the population doubles every 30 minutes how long do you think it will take before there would be a thousand bacteria

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Approximately 5 hours and a half would have had to pass in order for the bacteria to double to a 1,000 bacteria.
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