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?
Answer:
The container was half full at 12:59 PM. When the bacteria doubled in the next minute, the container
became full.
