If the number of bacteria during log phase growth can be calculated by the following equation: Nt = N0 x 2t/d in which Nt is the number of bacteria after time (t), t/d is the amount of time divided by the doubling time, and N0 is the initial number of bacteria, how many bacteria will be in the Culture after 2 hours if the doubling time is 20 minutes and the initial bacterial inoculum contained 1,000 bacteria?
A. 512,000
B. 64,000
C. 256,000
D. 128,000
E. 132,000
Answer: B. 64,000
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