The population of a bacteria culture doubles every 2 minutes. How many minutes will it take for the population to grow from 1 to 1024?
A10
B14
C18
D20 ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 20
Explanation
It takes 20 minutes.
1024 = 2^10, needing 10 doublings.
each doubling takes 2 minutes.
total = 10 x 2.
= 20 minutes.
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