Question

Yeasts reproduce by budding. During budding, a yeast cell splits into two cells. Then the two cells split, making four cells. Determine how many yeast cells would result from 5 buddings.

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Answer 1

20 yeast cells would be formed.

Step-by-step explanation:

You have five cells. Each of those five cells split into two, so now we have 10 cells. Think about it like multiplication, so 5 times 2 = 10. Now we have 10 cells. We know that they split even further, so now those 10 cells become 20 cells. Here is a more simple explanation:

5 cells:

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Now those five cells split up into 2:

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Then those new ten cells split into four:

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Add 4+4+4+4+4 = 20 or 4 times 5 which would also equal 20.

And that is the answer, hope that helped :)