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Hi, can someone please help me with this maths question?

Chlorella cells can divide rapidly. A culture of 2000 Chlorella cells was set up in a fermenter. The cells divided every 90 minutes. You can assume that there were no limiting factors and that no cells died during the 24 hours. Calculate the number of cells in the culture after 24 hours. Give your answer in standard form. Show your working. [2 marks]
so basically u wanna do

(starting number of bacteria) x 2^(number of divisions)
24 hours / 1.5 hours gives u the number of divisions

go from there

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