Replication of bacteria is by binary fission. Take a single bacteria, it divides every 20 minutes, how long will it take for the bacteria to exceed 1 billion?

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Replication of bacteria is by binary fission. Take a single bacteria, it divides every 20 minutes, how long will it take for the bacteria to exceed 1 billion? 

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