SOLUTION: A culture of bacteria triples every 8 hours. if there are 100 bacteria now, and 2700 bacteria after 24 hours, find the bacteria population 2 hours earlier

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Question 1188720: A culture of bacteria triples every 8 hours. if there are 100 bacteria now, and 2700 bacteria after 24 hours, find the bacteria population 2 hours earlier
Answer by Solver92311(821) About Me  (Show Source):
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Where represents "now".

Then evaluate either or depending on whether you mean "2 hours earlier than now" or "2 hours earlier than 24 hours after now"

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

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