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A certain bacteria population doubles each 12 hours. If the initial population of bacteria is 8 initially (t=0), what will be the population after 72 hours
3 years ago

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Tyson
72/12 = 6
8^6 = 262144
3 years ago
kim
Which one ?
a) 500

b) 128

c) 256

d) 512
3 years ago
R_scott
8 * 2^(72 / 12) = ?
3 years ago
mathhelper
Tyson makes no sense,
go with R_scott
3 years ago

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