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an amoeba divides to form two amoeba after one hour. One hour later, each of the two amoebas divides ro form two more. Each hour, each amoeba divides to form two more. How many amoebas are there after 1 hour?

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An amoeba divides to form two amoeba after one hour.

After one hour, the total number of amoeba will be 2

Since, each of the amoeba is divided to form two amoebas after each hours

For 2 hours

The amoeba formed will be 2 x 2

The total number of amoebas after 2 hours is 4

For 3 hours

The amoeba will be 4 x 2

The total number

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