Question

IF A BACTERIUM COULD DIVIDE INTO TWO EVERY 20 MINUTES, HOW MANY BACTERIA WOULD BE PRODUCED INAFTER 8 HOURS?

Answer 1

Answer:

2 bacteria in 20 minutes

=> 1 hour = 6 bacteria

= 8 hours = ?

8 x 6 = 48

=> 48 bacteria in 8 hours.

Answer 2

Answer:

240 bacteria are produced

Step-by-step explanation:

if we convert 8 hrs into minutes it will be 60 multipled by 8 =480

now,

bacteria is divided into two in every time 20 minutes so we will divide it by 2.