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In the problem involving days, a 365−day year is assumed.Medicine. One leukemic cell injec...

In the problem involving days, a 365−day year is assumed.

Medicine. One leukemic cell injected into a healthy mouse will divide into 2 cells in about day. At the end of the day these 2 cells will divide into 4. This doubling continues until 1 billion cells are formed; then the animal dies with leukemic cells in every part of the body.

(A) Write an equation that will give the number N of leuke− mic cells at the end of t days.


(B) When, to the nearest day, will the mouse die?

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