document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24057>Question 24057</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A scientist found that the number of bacteria in a culture doubled every hour. If there were 1000 bacteria at 6:00 a.m., how many bacteria were there at 10:00 a.m.? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #12776 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=12776\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You started with 1000 bacteria and then doubled every hour<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Between 6AM and 10AM, there are 4 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let n = number of bacteria<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let h = number of hours passed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "At the beginning:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 1 , n = 2000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 2 , n = 4000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 3 , n = 8000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 4 , n = 16000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so, after 4 hours, there are 16000 bacteria.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It looks like the formula is:<BR>\n" );
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