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A population of bacteria growing exponentially will double in 24 hours. How long will it take for the bacterial population to triple?
9 years ago

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Damon
x = xi * 2^n
3 = 2^n
log 3 = n log 2
n = 1.585
24 * 1.585 = 38 hours
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