A lab is growing bacteria in a culture dish. The amount of bacteria in the dish doubles every 3 hours. Initially, there are 500 bacteria in the dish. How many are in the dish after 9 hours?
My answer: 4000
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If there are initially 4000 bacteria in a culture, and the number of bacteria double each hour, the number of
bacteria after t hours can be found using the formula n= 4000(2t). How many bacteria will be present after
9 hours?
bacteria after t hours can be found using the formula n= 4000(2t). How many bacteria will be present after
9 hours?
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