A particular strain of bacteria triples in population every 45 minutes Assuming you start with 50 bacteria in a Petri dish how many bacteria will there be in 4.5 hours

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Madeeha asked May 3, 2022

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A particular strain of bacteria triples in population every 45 minutes Assuming you start with 50 bacteria in a Petri dish how many bacteria will there be in 4.5 hours

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4.5 hours in minutes = 270

Every 45 minutes, bacteria triples

You start with 50

Divide 270 (total time) by 45 (every time bacteria triples)

270/45 = 6

36,450 bacteria

Hjrshng answered May 7, 2022

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