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there is a population of 100,000 bacteria in a colony . if the number of bacteria doubles every 3 hours what will be 6 hours from now
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there is a population of 100,000 bacteria in a colony . if the number of bacteria doubles every 3 hours what will be 6 hours from now
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2021-08-29T23:22:29+00:00
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400,000 bacteria
Step-by-step explanation:
If we start at 100,000 and double every three hours until 6 hours, to colony will be at 400,000 bacteria.
First find out how many times it will double by dividing 6/3=2. It will double twice in 6 hours. Next double 100,000 once, to get 200,000. Then, double it once more to get to the final answer of 400,000 bacteria.
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