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A sample of bacteria cells in a petri dish increases by 50% every hour. A scientist starts with a sample of 30 bacteria cells. Write an equation that can be used to determine the number of cells after x hours

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divide fifty out of one hundred times thirty. so x equals to fifteen hours

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