Concept explainers
To find: The expression that represents the number of cells in one half hour.
Answer to Problem 60STP
A is the correct option.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
A bacterium cell doubled every three 3 minutes.
Calculation:
In the given table, the number of bacteria has a base 2.
The exponent can be found by dividing the time (in minutes) by 3.
So, for one and half hour which means 30 minutes, the exponent should be
And the base remains same as 2.
Therefore, the expression that represents the number of cells after one and half hour is
A is the correct option.
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