Final answer:
The exponential growth of a bacterial culture in a jar will result in the jar being full by midnight, and after discovering three more jars, the culture will continue growing until 12:20 AM before running out of space again.
Step-by-step explanation:
The scenario portrayed is in the context of exponential growth, specifically related to a culture of bacteria in a jar. The culture's population doubles every ten minutes, and the original jar will be full by midnight. By 11:30 PM, the jar is only one-eighth full, so the population will double to one quarter at 11:40 PM, then to one half at 11:50 PM, and finally fill the jar at midnight. Considering they find three more jars at 11:30 PM, they will fill the second jar by 12:10 AM, and all four jars by 12:20 AM, resulting in the continuation of their exponential growth for just an additional 20 minutes past midnight before running out of space again.