Bacteria colony on Petri dish puzzle
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A Petri dish hosts a healthy colony of bacteria. Once a minute every bacterium divides into two. The colony was founded by a single cell at noon. At exactly 12:43 (43 minutes later) the Petri dish was half full.
At what time will the dish be full?
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the Petri dish will be full after one minute that is exactly at 12:44 (44 minutes later)
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