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A bacteria culture doubles in size every 20 min. How long will it take for a culture of 50 bacteria to grow to a population of 250 000

A bacteria culture doubles in size every 20 min. How long will it take for a culture of 50 bacteria to grow to a population of 250 000
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A bacteria culture doubles in size every 20 min. How long will it take for a culture of 50 bacteria to grow to a population of 250 000

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well there will be 100 bacteria in 20 mins so 25 x 20 = 500 so it will take 500 minutes to grow into 250,000 bacteria
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