The number of bacteria grows exponentially with a doubling time of one minute. One bacterium is put in a bottle at 10.00 A.M. and the growth continues steadily until the bottle become full at 11.00 A.M. When does the bottle become half full ?

Options

A. `10.02 A.M. `
B. `10.30 AM `
C. `10.24 AM `
D. `10.59 A.M. `

Answer

D