A Common Inhabitant of Human Intestines Is the Bacterium Escherichia

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Short Answer

A common inhabitant of human intestines is the bacterium Escherichia coli. A cell of this bacterium in a nutrient-broth medium divides into two cells every 20 minutes. The initial population of a culture is 25 cells. Find the number of cells after 5 hours.

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