Question

A cell divided every one minute. At this rate division, it can fill a 100 ml of beaker in one hour. How much time does it take to fill a 50 ml beaker?

• A. 30 minutes
• B. 60 minutes
• C. 59 minutes
• D. 32 minutes

Answer 1

The correct option is C 59 minutes

The question is based on understanding that we are talking about dividing cells. Each cell will keep on dividing. It is given that each cell will divide in one minute. Thus, if the beaker is completely filled in 60 mins that mean at 59 mins it was exactly half filled and then in the next minute, all the cells that were present in exactly half filled beaker divided and completely filled the beaker in 60 minutes.

So, the correct answer is option C.