SOLUTION: A colony of bacteria starts with 2 bacteria at noo. If the number of bacteria triples every 30 minutes, how many bacteria will be present at 3:00 pm on the same day?
a)486
b) 7
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a)486
b) 7
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Question 378738: A colony of bacteria starts with 2 bacteria at noo. If the number of bacteria triples every 30 minutes, how many bacteria will be present at 3:00 pm on the same day?
a)486
b) 729
c)1,458
d) 46,656
e)118,098 Answer by user_dude2008(1862) (Show Source):
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