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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

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18,846

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