Question

Choose the best answer to the following question. Explain your reasoning with one or more complete sentences. At​ 11:00 you place a single bacterium in a​ bottle, and at​ 11:01 it divides into 2​ bacteria, which at​ 11:02 divide into 4​ bacteria, and so on. How many bacteria will be in the bottle at​ 11:30?

Answer 1

we could work this out by geometric sequence

Explanation:

G1=2, G2=4, we have a formula,Gn=G1r^n-1

G2=G1 (r)^1, 4=2r, r=2

G30=G1 (2)^29=1,073,741,824 bacterium