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MHT CET · Maths · Differential Equations

The bacteria increases at the rate proportional to the number of bacteria present. If
the original number ' \(\mathrm{N}^{\prime}\) doubles in 4 hours then the number of bacteria in 12 hours
will be

  1. A \(3 \mathrm{~N}\)
  2. B \(4 \mathrm{~N}\)
  3. C \(6 \mathrm{~N}\)
  4. D \(8 \mathrm{~N}\)
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(B) \(4 \mathrm{~N}\)

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(B)
Number of bacteria at the beginning \(=N\). The number doubles in every \(4 \mathrm{hrs}\).
\(\therefore\) Number of bacteria after \(4 \mathrm{hrs}=2 \mathrm{~N}\), after \(8 \mathrm{hrs}=4 \mathrm{~N}\), after \(12 \mathrm{hrs}=8 \mathrm{~N}\)