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miv72 [106K]
3 years ago
11

While testing a new vaccine, a lab technician noticed that the number of bacteria reduced by half every minute. How long does it

take for 3,000 bacteria to reduce to 375?
Mathematics
1 answer:
ANTONII [103]3 years ago
7 0
As we know that 
x=x0*[1/2]n
putting the values 
375=3000*[1/2]n
375/3000=<span>[1/2]n
</span>1/8=<span>[1/2]n
simplify
[1/2]3=</span><span>[1/2]n
by cancelling them
so n=3
so it will take 3 minutes
hope it helps</span>
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