Daily Math Challenge

📚 Science ⭐ Hard 🎓 Grade 6-8

A population of 500 bacteria doubles every 30 minutes. How many bacteria are there after 2 hours?

Answer

8000 bacteria

📝 Step-by-Step Solution

1

Start: 500

2

30 min: 1,000

3

60 min: 2,000

4

90 min: 4,000

5

120 min: 8,000

💡 Helpful Hints

• 2 hours = 4 periods of 30 minutes

• Double 4 times