Question

There is a population of 1,000 bacteria in a colony. If the number of bacteria doubles every 4 minutes, what will the population be 8 minutes from now? Please help me I might Fail Algebra.

a. 8000 b. 500 c. 4000 d. 2000

Answer 1

4,000 because it double in 4 minutes making it 2,000 and 4 more minutes makes it 4,000

4,000= 8 minutes