Suppose a single bacterium is placed in a bottle at 11:00am. It grows and at 11:01 divides into two bacteria. These two bacteria each grow and at 11:02 divide into four bacteria. Which grow and at 11:03 divide into eight bacteria, and so on. Now, suppose the bacteria continue to double every minute until the bottle is full at 12:00.

a. How many bacteria are in the bottle at 11:53?

b. What fraction of the bottle is full at that time?