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Matthew has been observing 10 bacteria in a petri dish for his science class. if the bacteria population doubles every 12 hours, how many bacteria will be in the dish after 2 full days?

a. 20 bacteria
b. 40 bacteria
c. 80 bacteria
d. 160 bacteria

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There will be 160 bacteria after 2 days.
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