The population of a bacteria colony doubles every day. If it was started 6 days ago with 2 bacteria and each bacteria lives for 12 days, how large is the colony today?
Choose the correct option.
A) 512 B) 768 C) 1024 D) 2048 E) 128

Rationale: "2 ^ 6 ( 2 ) = 2 ^ 7 = 128 the answer is e ."
Answer: E