How many bacteria will be there if the starting number of bacteria is 2 and the total time is 2 hrs. Generation time is 20 minutes

Answer 1

2 hours = 120 minutes

If the generation time is 20 minutes, that means there are 6 generations in 120 minutes. Since you've started with 2 bacteria, N_i = 2.

N_t = N_i * 2^n

N_t = 2 * 2^6

N_t = 2 * 64

= 128 bacteria total after 6 hours

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