SOLUTION: In Soccoro's Science lab, 500 bacteria are present at the start of an experiment. If the number of bacteria triples every 4 hours, find the number of bacteria after 36 hours.
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Question 865739: In Soccoro's Science lab, 500 bacteria are present at the start of an experiment. If the number of bacteria triples every 4 hours, find the number of bacteria after 36 hours. Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 500,1500,4500,13500, 40500,121500, 364500, 1093500,3280500
36/4=9
Tn = t * r^(n - 1)
T = 500 * 3^(8)=3280500
