document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=51242>Question 51242</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, my daughter is in 7th grade PreAlgebra and we do not have our book yet.  She has been given her assignments as typed handouts.  One particular problem has both of us STUMPED.  The teacher's instructions were to use an equation to answer this problem.  Thanks for your help.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 bacteria are placed in a petri dish and then counted each hour.  The first three bacteria counts were:  12, 39, 120.  If this pattern continues, how many hours after the bacteria are placed in the dish will there be 3279 bacteria?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) after 6 hours (B) after 12 hours (C) after 8 hours (D) after 4 hours </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #34209 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><B>Nate(3500)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Nate><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=34209\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are taking the original times three plus three:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0 hours ~> 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 hour ~> 3*3 + 3 = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 hours ~> 3*12 + 3 = 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 hours ~> 3*39 + 3 = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 hours ~> 3*120 + 3 = 363<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 hours ~> 3*363 + 3 = 1092<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 hours ~> 3*1092 + 3 = 3279<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: (A) </SPAN>\n" );
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