Suppose to start with one single bacterium. Make a table of values showing the number of bacteria that will be present after each hour for the first six hours using the hourly rate that you selected. Then determine how many bacteria will w present once 24 hours have passed.
Let's assume the selected hourly rate of growth for the bacteria is 2.
| Hour | Number of Bacteria |
|------|---------------------|
| 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 16 |
| 5 | 32 |
| 6 | 64 |
After 24 hours, the number of bacteria can be calculated as:
Number of bacteria = Initial number of bacteria * growth rate ^ number of hours
Number of bacteria = 1 * 2 ^ 24 = 16,777,216
Therefore, there will be 16,777,216 bacteria present after 24 hours.