SOLUTION: The number of bacteria in milk doubles every 3 hours. If there are n bacteria at a given time, how many will there be at the end of 24 hours from then?

Question 924657: The number of bacteria in milk doubles every 3 hours. If there are n bacteria at a given time, how many will there be at the end of 24 hours from then?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Factor of 2, because "double" every three hours;

x hours,
y population at any x,
p initial population,
.

for some constant k, x=3 means period, ; so you want your exponent to be . This would be the only part needing great care.

Now, you can simply evaluate y for x=24 and p=n.

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