SOLUTION: a colony of insects was found to have 250 insects at the beginning. thereafter the number of insects doubled every 2 days. find how many insects there were after 16 days?
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Question 1102432: a colony of insects was found to have 250 insects at the beginning. thereafter the number of insects doubled every 2 days. find how many insects there were after 16 days?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
16 days is EIGHT of the two-day periods.
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