SOLUTION: Bacteria in a bottle are tripling every minute. If the number of bacteria in the bottle at 7:30 a.m. is 1 1, how many bacteria are in the bottle at 7:44 a.m.?

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Question 1171285: Bacteria in a bottle are tripling every minute. If the number of bacteria in the bottle at 7:30 a.m. is 1
1, how many bacteria are in the bottle at 7:44 a.m.?

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