Question 1192987: I am confused with this problem.
After Hurricane Andrew, my neighbor started the Stock the Basin Campaign. This would triple the number of bass each year. If after 1 year of the efforts, there were 25,000 bass, how many were there after 6 years?
Answer by ikleyn(52784)   (Show Source):
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After Hurricane Andrew, my neighbor started the Stock the Basin Campaign. This would triple the number
of bass each year. If after 1 year of the efforts, there were 25,000 bass, how many were there after 6 years?
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There are 5 full years from the end of the 1st year to the end of the 6th year: 2-nd, 3-rd, 4-th, 5-th, 6-th (five, in total).
So, take the value of 25000 and triple it five times
 = 25000*243 = 6075000. ANSWER
Solved and explained.
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