Question

The population of a certain kind of bacteria doubles in size every 5 minutes. The current number of bacteria in the population, N, is equal to the product of the initial number of bacteria, I, and 2 to the power of n, where n is the number of times the population has doubled.
Initially, 599,737 bacteria are in a petri dish. How many bacteria are in the petri dish after 15 minutes?
A. 9,595,792
B. 4,797,896
C. 2,398,948
D. 3,598,422​

Answer 1

Answer:

B, 4,797,896

Step-by-step explanation:

599,737 multiplied by 2 is 1,199,474 then multiplied by 2 is 2,398,948 then multiplied by 2 is 4,797,896.

I multiplied by 2, 3 times because the population of a certain kind of bacteria doubles in size every 5 minutes and 15/5=3.

Answer 2

I think the answer would be B