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  • 09-04-2021
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The population of bacteria doubles every 6 hours. By how much will it grow in three days. Write the equation

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Coanyanwu
Coanyanwu Coanyanwu
  • 12-04-2021

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

let x be the population

so we have ,

2x= 6h

?= 3 days or 3×24h

by cross multiplication we have

2x× 72h= 6h×?

?= 2x×72/6 = 24x

So, in three days the bacteria will b 24 times current population.

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