Find the number of bacteria after 12 hours?

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Homework Statement


A bacteria culture contains 1100 bacteria initially and doubles every hour.Find the number of bacteria after 12 hours. (This is a numerical answer; you can enter all of the digits or use exponential form with ** instead of ^ for exponentiation.)
n(12)
____ = bacteria

Homework Equations



1100(2)^t

The Attempt at a Solution



1100(2)^(12) = 45056000

Is this the correct answer?
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Niaboc67 said:

Homework Statement


A bacteria culture contains 1100 bacteria initially and doubles every hour.Find the number of bacteria after 12 hours. (This is a numerical answer; you can enter all of the digits or use exponential form with ** instead of ^ for exponentiation.)
n(12)
____ = bacteria

Homework Equations



1100(2)^t

The Attempt at a Solution



1100(2)^(12) = 45056000
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The left side is correct and the right side is wrong.