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What will the population of bacteria be if I have 55 bacteria to start and it doubles every hour for 3 hours?

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Answer:

330 Bacteria

Explanation:

If you want to find other hours and put it into equation form it would be:

55 * 2x = b

x being the hours and b being the total bacteria.

55 * 2(3) = b

55 * 6 = b

55 * 6 = 330

After 3 hours you would get 330 bacteria

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Answer:

What will the population of bacteria be if I have 55 bacteria to start and it doubles every hour for 3 hours?

440

Explanation:


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