The population of a bacteria colony doubles every day. If it was started 7 days ago with 2 bacteria and each bacteria lives for 12 days, how large is the colony today?
Choices:	A) 128	B) 256	C) 512	D) 1024	E) 2048
2^7(2) = 2^8 = 256   The answer is 256.
<result>B</result>
The population of a bacteria colony doubles every day. If it was started 7 days ago with 2 bacteria and each bacteria lives for 12 days, how large is the colony today?