Imagine one bactery that uses 1mn to clone itself, and one more mn it still clone so that there will have 4 bacteries. So if one bactery needs one hour to fill a bottle, if starting with two bacteries, what is the time needed to fill the bottle ?
2006-08-13 17:04:24 · 3 answers · asked by Hakanai Yume 儚夢 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
oh yeah should be "bacteria" !
But the answer is not 30 mn !!
2006-08-13 22:55:00 · update #1
60 -1 = 59 minutes.
a very useful paradox!
2006-08-16 09:37:26 · answer #1 · answered by kaned 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you mean bacteria.
You said one bacteria fills a bottle in an hour; if you're starting with twice as many, then it takes half the time.
0.5 hours.
2006-08-13 17:12:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the answer is so simple dear...its 30 mins
2006-08-13 19:24:34 · answer #3 · answered by Chiya 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋