M̥ͦi̥ͦs̥ͦh̥ͦḁͦ u̥ͦs̥ͦe̥ͦd̥ͦ 1/4 o̥ͦf̥ͦ ḁͦ c̥ͦḁͦr̥ͦt̥ͦo̥ͦn̥ͦ o̥ͦf̥ͦ 12 e̥ͦg̥ͦg̥ͦs̥ͦ t̥ͦo̥ͦ m̥ͦḁͦk̥ͦe̥ͦ ḁͦn̥ͦ o̥ͦm̥ͦe̥ͦl̥ͦe̥ͦt̥ͦ.h̥ͦo̥ͦw̥ͦ m̥ͦḁͦn̥ͦy̥ͦ e̥ͦg̥ͦg̥ͦs̥ͦ d̥ͦi̥ͦd̥ͦ s̥ͦh̥ͦe̥ͦ u̥ͦs̥ͦe̥ͦ?

Ascientist has discovered an organism that produces five offspring exactly one hour after its own birth, and then goes on to live for one week without producing any additional offspring. each replicated organism also replicates at the same rate. at hour one, there is one organism. at hour two, there are five more organisms. how many total organisms are there at hour seven? 2,801 19,531 19,607 97.655