To find the number of ants in the colony in the year 2024, we start with the information provided:
- In 2015, there were 5 ants.
- The number of ants triples every year.
Now, let's calculate the number of ants for each year up to 2024:
- 2015: 5 ants
- 2016: \(5 \times 3 = 15\) ants
- 2017: \(15 \times 3 = 45\) ants
- 2018: \(45 \times 3 = 135\) ants
- 2019: \(135 \times 3 = 405\) ants
- 2020: \(405 \times 3 = 1215\) ants
- 2021: \(1215 \times 3 = 3645\) ants
- 2022: \(3645 \times 3 = 10935\) ants
- 2023: \(10935 \times 3 = 32805\) ants
- 2024: \(32805 \times 3 = 98415\) ants
Thus, in the year 2024, there will be 98,415 ants in the colony.
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