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A cell divides every minute. If it fills a container completely in $50$ minutes, how much time it will take to fill $50 %$ of the container?

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30

minutes

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25

minutes

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49

minutes

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45

minutes

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Solution

The correct option is C $49$ minutes
Time is taken by bacteria to fill half cup= time taken by bacteria to fill full cup –1
= 50 - 1
= 49 minutes
So, the correct option is '49 minutes'.

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