Question

Bacteria can multiply at an alarming rate when each bacteria splits into two new cells, thus doubling. if we start with only one bacteria which can double every hour, how many bacteria will we have by the end of one day?

Answer 1

Roughly 16 million bacteria.

Explanation:

Multiply the rate of the bacteria going through mitosis times the amount of daughter cells per hour, for this case.

r x (m)ms x hr = bacteria in one day

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note: ms and hr are millisecond and hour