Question 1199062: 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.
A. 100
B. 800
C. 0
D. 2
E. 109
F. 345
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by ikleyn(52800)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
As the problem is posed, its meaning is dark,
because the growth rate of 4% per day gives/keeps the population of 2 bacteria unchangeable in every next day,
since the number of bacteria can only be integer.
From the other side, the problem says that the growth rate is 4%, not zero.
The problem is badly posed in statistical sense, since the announced growth rate
relation / (formula) does not work for so small initial number of bacteria.
As the problem is posed, it is self-contradictory and, therefore, is DEFECTIVE.
Alternatively, it can be a kind of an entertainment puzzles
that are not Math problems, but are a kind of traps, instead.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)  (Show Source):
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