Question

If bacteria double their numbers in a short time if there are 2 bacteria in 20 minutes, how many bacteria
will now be in 200 minutes?

A. 40
B. 1024
C. 200
D. 22

Answer 1

Answer:

B.1024

Explanation:

we divide 200 minutes by 20 minutes and we get 10 divisions the number of bateria is 2^n where n is the number of divisons 2^10 is equal to 1024 bacterias