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09-07-2018
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a culture started with 2000 bacteria. after 6 hours it grew to 2400 bacteria. predict how many bacteria will be present after 16 hours

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Peredhel Peredhel

09-07-2018

Hi!

Let's find how much bacteria it grows per hour.
2400 - 2000 = 400
bacteria per (divided by) hour
400/6 = 66.7
After 16 hours...
66.7 x 16 = 1067.2
Plus the original amount of bacteria
1067.2 + 2400 = 3467.2

The answer is 3067.2

Hope this helps! :)
-Peredhel

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