SOLUTION: Hi. My name is Allen and I am not sure how to go about this problem. I tried 50,000(6) and that that's how much there would be after an hour (in addition to our initial amount).

Question 712494: Hi. My name is Allen and I am not sure how to go about this problem. I tried 50,000(6) and that that's how much there would be after an hour (in addition to our initial amount).
E. Coli bacteria are growing in a hamburger exponentially. Initially there are 100,000 bacteria. After 10 minutes there are 150,000. How many are there after an hour?
__________bacteria
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
after 0 min 100000
after 10 min 150000 that is 1.5 *x
after 20 min 225000 =50000*1.5
after 30 min 337500
after 40 min 506250
after 50 min 759375
after 60 min 1139062.5

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