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8 February, 14:29

The cells of a certain culture of bacteria triple every 2 minutes. If there are 40 cells in the beginning, in how many minutes will there be more than 9500 cells?

A) 4 min

B) 5 min

C) 11 min

D) 10 min

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  1. 8 February, 17:25
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    9500=40 * (3) ^t

    Where t is the number of minutes

    Solve for t

    9500/40=3^t

    Take the log

    Log (9500/40) = log (3) * t

    Divide each side by log (3)

    T=log (9,500:40) : log (3)

    T=4.9 minutes

    So there will be more than 9500 cells in 5 minutes
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