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PLEASE HELP!! A culture started with 1000 bacteria. After 6 hours, it grew to be 1100 bacteria. Predict how many bacteria will be present after 15 hours. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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PLEASE HELP!! A culture started with 1000 bacteria. After 6 hours, it grew to be 1100 bacteria. Predict how many bacteria will be present after 15 hours. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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1000 to 1100 is an increase of 100 bacteria per 6 hours
100/6 = 16.67 bacteria per hour
16.67 * 15 hours = 250
Total bacteria should be 1100+250= 1350
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