document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=124316>Question 124316</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm really stuck on this problem because I'm not sure where to start. I would really apprciate it if someone could walk me through the steps to get to the correct answer,thank you in advance for your time.:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Two crafty bacteria fall into a pot of milk which has recently been sterilized. They reproduce at a rate of 4% per day. Determine how many bacteria will be present after 100 days. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B 800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E 109<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F 345 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer by stanbon(13458)   <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Day 1: 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Day 2: 2+0.04*2=2(1+0.04)= 2*1.04<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Day 3 = (2*1.04)+0.4*(2*1.04) = 2*1.04(1+0.04) = 2*(1.04)^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Day 100 = 2*1.04^99 = 97 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*** Thank you so much for your responce,and although I follow the steps that you took,you came to an answer of 97. And thats not one of the choices,am I missing something? If anyone could help id very much appriciate it. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the problem states \"after 100 days\", with \"after\" being the key\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the expression should probably be 2*1.04^100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "__ unfortunately, this equates to 101, which is also NOT one of the choices </SPAN>\n" );
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