Question

a culture started with 4,000 bacteria. after 2 hours, it grew to 4,800 bacteria. predict how many bacteria will be present after 17 hours round your answer to the nearest whole number

Answer 1

18,846

Explanation:

I got it right

Answer 2

0 hours=4000
2 hours=4800 bacteria
17 hours =?
in 17 hours the bacteria grew to (800x17)/2=10,800 bacteria