Answer
59 minutes
Work Step by Step
The number of bacteria doubles every minute and the container gets full after 60 minutes.
Hence it will be half full 1 minute before it gets full, which is after 59 minutes.
Precalculus (10th Edition)
by Sullivan, Michael
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32197-907-9
ISBN 13:
978-0-32197-907-0
Chapter 5 - Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - 5.3 Exponential Functions - 5.3 Assess Your Understanding - Page 285: 131
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