SOLUTION: A bacteria colony begins with 6 individuals and doubles in size every hour. Write down a recurence for a in n terms, the population at the beginning of hour n, and solve it. How ma

Question 850169: A bacteria colony begins with 6 individuals and doubles in size every hour. Write down a recurence for a in n terms, the population at the beginning of hour n, and solve it. How many hours elapse until the population exceeds one million?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
EDITED: No need for any Change of Base.

n hours_____________Count
0___________________6
1___________________6*2

3___________________
.
.
.
n___________________

Relation: , n is the count of finished hours; a is the count of bacteria.

If a=1000000, what is n?

hours
17 hours 21 minutes
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