document.write( "Question 1187770: The rate of increase in the population of a certain kind of bacteria is proportional to the
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document.write( "As described in the problem, the growth is an exponential function.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The multiplicative growth coefficient in 8 years is   =  = 2.4.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The 16-years time period is twice 8-years period.\r\n" );
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document.write( "If the multiplicative growth rate remains the same, then after 16 years the number of bacteria will be\r\n" );
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document.write( "     =  = 288000.     ANSWER\r\n" );
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