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A scientist counts 35 bacteria present in a culture and finds that the number of bacteria triples each hour. The function y = 35 * 3^x models the number of bacteria after x hours. Estimate when there will be about 550 bacteria in the culture. A about 2.5 hours B about 4.5 hours C about 5.5 hours D about 3.5 hours

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2.5

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The answer is about 2.5 hours
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