Question

At the end of one cycle, 1 cell is 2. How many cells are present after 3 cycles if starting

with 1 cell?
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Answer 1

After 3 cycles, there will be 8 cells.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, we are given a scenario where at the end of one cycle, we have 1 cell that becomes 2 cells. So, at the end of each cycle, the number of cells is doubling.

After 2 cycles, we will have 1 cell x 2 (after the first cycle) x 2 (after the second cycle) = 1 x 2 x 2 = 4 cells.

Therefore, after 3 cycles, we will have 1 cell x 2 (after the first cycle) x 2 (after the second cycle) x 2 (after the third cycle) = 1 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 8 cells.

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