Emily is observing the growth of a bacteria culture in a lab. Initially, there are 100 bacteria in the culture. After 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) Responses 14,400 bacteria 14,400 bacteria 409,600 bacteria 409,600 bacteria 1,200 bacteria 1,200 bacteria 120,000 bacteria
The number of bacteria doubles every hour, so after 12 hours, it will have doubled 12 times.
Starting with 100 bacteria:
100 * 2^12 = 409,600 bacteria
So, the number of bacteria after 12 hours will be 409,600 bacteria.
Therefore, the answer is:
409,600 bacteria.