Emily is observing the growth of a bacteria culture in a lab Initially, there are 100 bacteria in the cultureAfter 1 hour, the number of bacteria doubles to 200. After 2 hours, it doubles again to 400. What will the number of bacteria be after 12 hours? (1 point ) 1,200 14,400 bacteria 120,000 409,600 bacterja
409,600 bacteria
The number of bacteria doubles every hour, so after 12 hours, the number of bacteria will double 12 times from the initial 100 bacteria.
2^12 = 4096
100 bacteria * 4096 = 409,600 bacteria
Therefore, the number of bacteria after 12 hours will be 409,600.