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A biologist studying ants started on day 1 with a population of 1500 ants. On day 2, there were 3000 ants, and on day 3, there were 6000 ants. The increase in an ant population can be represented using a geometric sequence.

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4,000 ants
Explanation:
its double each time so:
day 1: 1,500
day 2: 3,000
day 3: 6,000
day 4: 12,000
day 5:24,000
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