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​Bacteria can multiply at an alarming rate when each bacterium splits into two new cells, thus doubling. If a single bacterium is discovered at 9 a.m. and doubles every hour, how many bacteria will there
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​Bacteria can multiply at an alarming rate when each bacterium splits into two new cells, thus doubling. If a single bacterium is discovered at 9 a.m. and doubles every hour, how many bacteria will there be at the end of the day (midnight)?

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Answer: 135

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65,536 cells of bacterium

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