A culture was started by inoculating the medium with 100 cells having a generation time of 2 hours. Assuming the culture grows in ideal synchrony for at least 24 hours, what will be the number of cells in the culture at 2 hours and 9 hours respectively?

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2.0 × 102 cells, 2.4 × 103 cells

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Answer 1

2.0 × 104 cells, 1.6 × 108 cells

Answer 2

2.0 × 104 cells, 3.2 × 103 cells

Answer 3

2.0 × 102 cells, 2.4 × 103 cells

Answer 4

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