Suppose that the amount of algae in a pond doubles every 5 hours. If the pond initially contains 10 pounds of algae, how much algae will be in the pond after 20 hours?

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Suppose that the amount of algae in a pond doubles every 5 hours. If the pond initially contains 10 pounds of algae, how much algae will be in the pond after 20 hours?

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100000 pounds of algae will be in the pool. Do an exponential equation. 10*10=100*10=1000*10=10000*10=100000

Humberto Pinheiro answered Nov 28, 2019

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