SOLUTION: The fruit fly population doubles everyday. If on the morning on June 1 you start with 2, then you will have 4 on the morning of June 2, 8 on June 3, etc. If on the morning of June

Question 164738: The fruit fly population doubles everyday. If on the morning on June 1 you start with 2, then you will have 4 on the morning of June 2, 8 on June 3, etc. If on the morning of June 15 you have 32,000 fruit flies, how many escaped on the morning on June 10th?
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The fruit fly population doubles everyday. If on the morning on June 1 you start with 2, then you will have 4 on the morning of June 2, 8 on June 3, etc. If on the morning of June 15 you have 32,000 fruit flies, how many escaped on the morning on June 10th?
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2^15 = 32,768, so I am going to say 768 escaped
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