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12. A culture of bacteria in the lab doubles every 6 minutes. Assume the growth follows a continuous exponential

model and you start with only 2 bacterium.
Using an appropriate exponential base, if this pattern continues to be applicable, find the time in
which the number of bacteria would reach 109. (Round to the nearest minute.)

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Answer:

18 minutes

Explanation:

if you divide 109 by 6, ya get 18.166666-

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