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PUZZLES: THE BACTERIOLOGIST

November 19, 2007 · Leave a Comment

The Bacteriologist

A scientist is experimenting with bacteria that are one micron in diameter and that reproduce by dividing every minute into two bacteria. At 12:00 PM, he puts a single organism in a container. At precisely 1:00 PM, the container is full.

At what time was the container half full?

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Categories: COUNTING · INTELLIGENCE · PUZZLES

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