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Dr. Jimenez found that after applying an antibiotic to bacteria, he observed only 90% of the bacteria left in the culture dish each hour. If the initial bacteria count was 100, what was the bacteria count after 5 hours? Round to the nearest whole number. There were bacteria after 5 hours.

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0.90^5=.59049
.59049 x 100=59.05 bacteria ☺☺☺☺
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Answer: 59

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