Calculate the doubling time of a population

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Question: A fruit fly population of 182 flies is in a closed container. The number of flies grows exponentially; reaching 340 in eighteen days. Calculate the doubling time (time for the population to double) to the nearest tenth of a day.

[A] 19.9 days
[B] 2.0 days
[C] 18.0 days
[D] 20.0 days

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