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There is a population of 2,000 bacteria in a colony. If the number of bacteria doubles every 4

hours, what will the population be 8 hours from now?
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The bacteria population will be 8,000 bc 2,000 x 2= 4,000 that’s after 4 hours then you double that agin 4,000 x 2= 8,000
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