SOLUTION: The number of birds tripled every hour. If there were 100 birds at first, how many were there in 10 hours?

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Question 1202544: The number of birds tripled every hour. If there were 100 birds at first, how many were there in 10 hours?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, math_tutor2020:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Just follow the rule stated.

5904900

(or maybe only reportable as 5900000)

Answer by math_tutor2020(3817) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

x = number of hours

The formula is 100*3^x
Plug in x = 10 to get the final answer.