Problema Solution

At 12:43 pm there is one cell in a petri dish. 43 minutes later, the petri dish is half full. What time will it be for the petri dish to be full?

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The bacteria double every minute .. so in 1 minute's time, half-full becomes full.

This means that after 44 minutes the petri dish is full or 44 min after 12:43, that is: 01:27 pm.