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27 May, 00:31

A colony of 900,000 bacteria doubles

in size every 85 hours. What will the

population be 255 hours from now?

bacteria

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  1. 27 May, 00:39
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    2,700,000

    Step-by-step explanation:

    is the answer because 255:85 is 3 then times 3 by 900,000 then you get 2,700,000.
  2. 27 May, 00:44
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    255 hours / 85 hours = 3.

    This means that the bacteria will double in size 3 times.

    900,000 * 2 = 1,800,000

    1,800,000 * 2 = 3,600,000

    3,600,000 * 2 = 7,200,000

    After 255 hours, the colony of bacteria will be 7,200,000
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