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How much bacteria would exist at the end of a 24 hour period if you started at 1 and doubled every 15 minutes
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How much bacteria would exist at the end of a 24 hour period if you started at 1 and doubled every 15 minutes

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Convert 24 hours into minutes
24 hours = 1440 minutes
Divide 1440 by 15
There’s 96 divisions
Now take 2^96 power
You will have 7.9 x 10^28 bacteria
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