Answer:
65536 cells
Explanation:
starting from 1 cell at zero minutes there will be 1 (2^0) cell; 2^0 = 1
after 15 minutes there will be 2 (2^1) cells
after another 15 minutes ( 30 min) there will be 4 ( 2²) cells
after another 15 minutes ( 45 min) there will be 8 (2³) cells
after n number of 15 minutes there will be (2^n) cells
calculate number of 15 minutes in 4 hours
4 hours = 4 × 60 minutes
number ( n) of 15 minutes in 4 hours = (4 × 60 minutes) / 15 minute = 16
using the formula above and substitute 16 for n in the formula
Number of cells = 2 ^n = 2^16 = 65536 cells
