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A colony of bees doubles in population every 5 weeks.hpw long does it take for the population to triple ?

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2/5 = 3/x
2x = 15
x = 7.5

let the number of weeks be w
so
2^(w/5) = 3

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

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