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MHT CET · Maths · Differential Equations

The bacteria increase at the rate proportional to the number of bacteria present. If the original number N doubles in 8 hours, then the number of bacteria in 24 hours will be

  1. A 8 N
  2. B 16 N
  3. C 32 N
  4. D 64 N
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(A) 8 N

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\(\begin{array}{ll} & \text { Initial number of bacteria }=\mathrm{N} \\ \therefore \quad & \text { After } 8 \text { hours number of bacteria }=2 \mathrm{~N} \\ \therefore \quad & \text { After } 16 \text { hours number of bacteria }=4 \mathrm{~N} \\ \therefore \quad & \text { After } 24 \text { hours number of bacteria }=8 \mathrm{~N}\end{array}\)