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Colby and Jaquan are growing bacteria in an experiment in a laboratory. Colby starts with 50 bacteria in his culture and the number of bacteria doubles every 2 hours. Jaquan has a different type of bacteria that doubles every 3 hours. How many bacteria should Jaquan start with so that they have the same amount at the end of the day?
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204,800 / 2 ^ 8 = 800
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Assuming the end of the day is 24 hours later
Colby will have 50 X (2 ^ 12) = 204,800
Jaquan finishes with 204,800 after its doubled 8 times (24 / 3). So she needs to start with 204,800 / 2 ^ 8 = 800
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