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document.write( "b0 = # on day zero<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = b0*1.01^t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.4 = b0*1.01^5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b0 = 2.4/(1.01^5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On day 17:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = b0*1.01^17 = 1.01^17*2.4/(1.01^5) = 2.4*1.01^12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 2.70438 million<BR>\n" );
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