Solve.
-Use the bacteria parable to determine what fraction of the bottle is full at 11:39.
A) $\frac { 1 } { 2 ^ { 21 } }$ full
B) $\frac { 41 } { 60 }$ full
C) $\frac { 1 } { 2 ^ { 20 } }$ full
D) $\frac { 1 } { 2 ^ { 22 } }$ full

Question

Solve.
-Use the bacteria parable to determine what fraction of the bottle is full at 11:39. 
A) $\frac { 1 } { 2 ^ { 21 } }$ full
B) $\frac { 41 } { 60 }$ full
C) $\frac { 1 } { 2 ^ { 20 } }$ full
D) $\frac { 1 } { 2 ^ { 22 } }$ full

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The bacteria parable typically describes a scenario where a bottle is filled by bacteria that double in number every minute, and the bottle is full at a certain time (let's say 12:00 noon). If the bottle is full at 12:00, it means it was half full at 11:59. To find out how full the bottle was at 11:39, we subtract 39 minutes from 12:00, getting 21 minutes before the bottle is full. Since the bacteria double every minute, the bottle is $\frac{1}{2^{21}}$ full at 11:39.

Solve -Use the Bacteria Parable to Determine What Fraction of the Bottle

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-Use the Bacteria Parable to Determine What Fraction of the Bottle