The number of cells in a tumor doubles every 4.5 months. if the tumor begins with a single cell, how many cells will there be after 3 years? after 5 years?

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The number of cells in a tumor doubles every 3 years is  256

The number of cells in a tumor doubles every 5 years is  256

A tumor mass of tissue that bureaucracy when cells grow and divide greater than they have to or do no longer die when they have to. Tumors can be benign or malignant. Benign tumors can also develop big however do now not spread into, or invade, nearby tissues or other parts of the frame.

A most cancers cell is a cell that grows out of a tumor. not like everyday cells, cancer cells forget about indicators to forestall dividing, to specialize, or die and be shed. growing in an uncontrollable way and not able to apprehend its own herbal boundary, most cancer cells may additionally spread to areas of the frame wherein they no longer belong.

In a year, there are 12 months,

In 3 years there are 12 × 3 =  36 month

Number of divisions in 3 year = 36 / 4.5

                                                  = 8 times division

In 5 year there are 12 × 5 = 60 month

Number of divisions in 5 year = 60 / 4.5

                                                  = 13 times division

month                              Number of cells

  o                                          1

 4.5                                      2

9                                          4

13.5                                        8

18                                        16

 22.5                                   32

27                                         64

31.5                                      128

36                                       256   at 3 years

40.5                                     512

45                                         1024

49.5                                      2056

54                                         4112

58.5                                      8224   at 5 years

63                                         16448  

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