The population of a bacteria colony doubles every day. If it was started 6 days ago with 2 bacteria and each bacteria lives for 12 days, how large is the colony today? Select:
A) 512
B) 768
C) 1024
D) 2048
E) 128
2^6(2) = 2^7 = 128   The answer is 128.
<result>E</result>
The population of a bacteria colony doubles every day. If it was started 6 days ago with 2 bacteria and each bacteria lives for 12 days, how large is the colony today?