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While looking at bacteria under a microscope, you decide to take a break. When you return, the amount of bacteria has doubled in size. Your break probably only took _____.

24 hours
1-3 hours
8 hours
48 hours

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Step-by-step explanation:

If the bacteria grows for six hours each bacterium will divide 3 times/hour * 6 hours = 18 times.

Every time the bacteria reproduce the number doubles.

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