The population of a bacteria colony doubles every day. If it was started 8 days ago with 3 bacteria and each bacteria lives for 12 days, how large is the colony today?	Choose the correct choice from the following choices:
A) 512
B) 768
C) 13122
D) 2048
E) 4096
3^8*(2) = 13122   The answer is 13122
<result>C</result>
The population of a bacteria colony doubles every day. If it was started 8 days ago with 3 bacteria and each bacteria lives for 12 days, how large is the colony today?