A cell divides into 2 cells every min. Calculate the number of cells after 10 min

Question

please help me solve this , i know its simple but i just cant do it

Answer 1

Hey there, all you have to do is multiply by 2 for the number of minutes you have.

After 1 minute, your 1 cell has divided into 2 cells.

After 1 more minute (a total of 2 minutes) those 2 cells have now divided into 4.

After 1 more minute (a total of 3 minutes) those 4 cells have divided into 8.

You can use exponents for this as well:

2^1 minute = 2 cells. 2^2 minutes = 4 cells. 2^3 minutes = 8 cells

Overall, after 10 minutes, you would have (2^10) = 1,024 cells