using trial and error in math problems
algebra-precalculus
Suppose one bacterium is in a jar at 12AM, and then suppose there are two bacteria at 12:30AM, and then there are four bacteria at 1AM, etc. (a) How many bacteria will be in the jar at 12PM that day? (b) Use trial and error to estimate at what time there will be 1 billion (1,000,000,000) bacteria in the jar. for a) is it going to be 44 bacterias ? or am i wrong? Please help with b), i have no idea how to figure it out in short term Thanks