On average, activated yeast cells divide once every 120 minutes; that is, each individual cell divides into two individual cells over that time span. Given that a certain yeast colony consisted of 300,000 cells two hours ago, approximately how many cells will be populating the colony six hours from now?  Choose the most appropriate option.
A) 77,500 B) 1,860,000 C) 2,480,000 D) 3,720,000 E) 4,800,000
300,000 × 2 × 2×2×2 = 300,000 × 16 = 4,800,000
<result>E</result>
On average, activated yeast cells divide once every 120 minutes; that is, each individual cell divides into two individual cells over that time span. Given that a certain yeast colony consisted of 300,000 cells two hours ago, approximately how many cells will be populating the colony six hours from now?