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30. The table below shows the number of ants in an ant farm on different

days. The number of ants doubles every ten days. MAFS.J.
Day
71
51
320
61
640
Number of Ants
1,280
a. How many ants were in the farm on Day 1?
b. How many ants will be in the farm on Day 91?

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Answer:

a)10

b)5120

Explanation:

Given that number of ants double after every ten days, form a table that shows numbe of ants from day 1 to day 91

Day Number of Ants

1 10

11 20

21 40

31 80

41 160

51 320-----------------given

61 640------------------given

71 1280----------------given

81 2560

91 5120

Using the given values for number of ants and the number of days, you can notice the trend for values of days and number of ants.After every ten days, number of ants doubles.Using this information, you can navigate backwards up to day 1 and forward up to day 91

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