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Given that the average duplication time of E. coli is 20 minutes, how much time will two E. coli cells take to become 32 cells?

Answer:

                1 hour -20 minutes These are the 4 subsequent cell divisions to produce 16 cells and each division takes =20 min Total time  = 20 x 4 = 80 minutes or 1 hr 20 minutes So, 1 cell produces 16 cells in 1 hour 20 minutes and 2 cells produces 32 cells in .1 hour 20 minutes.