During an experiment, the population of a bacterium increased by a factor of k every minute. What was the population of the bacterium at the beginning of the experiment?
(1) The population of the bacterium two minutes after the beginning of the experiment was 20,000.
(2) The population of the bacterium four minutes after the beginning of the experiment was 2,000,000.
A) Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
B) Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
C) BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
D) Each alone is sufficient
E) Both together are not sufficient![]()
(1) The population of the bacterium two minutes after the beginning of the experiment was 20,000.
(2) The population of the bacterium four minutes after the beginning of the experiment was 2,000,000.
A) Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
B) Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
C) BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
D) Each alone is sufficient
E) Both together are not sufficient
