A particular strain of bacterium has 20 bacteria in generation 1 and triples in population every generation. The explicit formula for the number of bacteria in generation n is: a(n) = 20-3(n-1) How many

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Samudrala Ramu asked Apr 24, 2022

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A particular strain of bacterium has 20 bacteria in generation 1 and triples in

population every generation. The explicit formula for the number of bacteria
in generation n is:
a(n) = 20-3(n-1)
How many bacteria are in generation 9?
A. 480
B. 131,220
C. 6561
D. 393,660

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Samudrala Ramu asked Apr 24, 2022

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It would be D if I’m correct

Andrew Meyer answered Apr 30, 2022

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