<PRE><B>Question 1062302</B>
  A colony of bacteria increases by 1 % each day. If there were 2.4 million bacteria on day 5, how many million bacteria will there be on day 17?
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If day 5 has 2.4 mil, day 17 is 12 days later.
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A(17) = 2.4*1.01^12 = 2.7 million
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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