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If a cell divides once an hour (every 60 minutes), how many cells will be formed after 8 hours?

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256 cells

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User Katya Pavlenko
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256

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Think about it. If a cell divides once an hour, so thats double the number. It's not just one cell splitting every hour its every single cell, including the ones that divide. 2,4,8,16,32,64, 128, 256,

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