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Now the population of bacteria is two to the fourth power times two to the sixth power. Expressed as a power, how many bacteria is on the petri dish after 150 minutes?

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Answer: 2¹⁰ bacteria

Explanation:

There were originally 2⁴ bacteria in the dish.

After 150 minutes this number doubled 6 times which means it increased by 2⁶.

The number of bacteria will become:

= 2⁴ * 2⁶

= 2⁴⁺⁶

= 2¹⁰ bacteria

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