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Dec 19th, 2002, 10:35 AM
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Doubling time Formula
Can Anyone help me with this problem, i need a formula to work out how long it takes Bacteria to multiply !
Ok heres the information i start out with:
Initial number of bacteria
End number of bacteria
Time elapsed
assumptions:
Bacteria grow by division into two, therefore each round of growth the number of bacteria double.
There are no deaths and the division is always perfect 
So i want to know how long it takes for each division to complete.
eg start with 1 bacteria, end with 4 and total time is 4 hours, then the doubling time would be 2hours - 2 divisions / 4 hours
intuitive, easy ! but whats the formula ?
FYI the actual numbers involved would typically be
start 0.34
end 3.2x10^8
time 144 hours
Help !
TY
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