Question

The number of mold cells doubles every 12 minutes. At this moment, there are x mold cells present on a piece of bread. Which of the following represents the number of mold cells present one hour from now?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Suppose that at time $t_0$ we have x mold cells. We are told that after 12 minutes the amount present is double. That is a $t= t_0+12$ we have 2x cells. Then, at $t = t_0+24$ we have (2x)*2 = 4x. We can continue as follows

$t: t_0+36$ we have (4x)*2 = 8x.

$t: t_0+48$ we have (8x)*2 = 16x

$t: t_0+60$ (one hour later) we have (16x)*2 = 32x.

So after one hour from now we have 32x cells.