document.write( "Question 834062: Write a equation and solve. If I had four bugs two weeks ago and they doubled every day. How many bugs do I have now? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #502827 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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1 week = 7 days\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2 weeks = 14 days\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The equation we'll use is \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+P%2A2%5Et\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A = final amount
\n" ); document.write( "P = initial amount
\n" ); document.write( "t = time in days\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In this case,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A = unknown (for now)
\n" ); document.write( "P = 4 (start out with 4 bugs)
\n" ); document.write( "t = 14 (14 days have elapsed)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+P%2A2%5Et\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+4%2A2%5E14\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+4%2A16384\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+65536\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So you currently have 65,536 bugs.
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