Asked by Mike

A colony of bees doubles in population every 5 weeks.hpw long does it take for the population to triple ?
Answered by Ms. Sue
2/5 = 3/x
2x = 15
x = 7.5
Answered by Reiny
let the number of weeks be w
so
2^(w/5) = 3

solve for w, I suggest logarithms.
Let me know what you get.