A food scientist investigates bacteria multiplying on a portion of cooked rice left in suitable warm conditions. At the start of the investigation, there are 1.5 × 103 bacterial cells on the rice. The bacteria reproduce by binary fission and have a mean division time of 20 minutes.
Calculate the bacterial population after 1 hour 40 minutes.
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