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A colony of 150 bacteria doubles in size every 36 hours. What will the population be 72 hours from now?
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A colony of 150 bacteria doubles in size every 36 hours. What will the population be 72 hours from now?

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Since the population doubles every 36 hours, it will double twice within 72 hours. 150*(2^2)=600.
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