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8 April, 03:33

In a lab, a scientist is growing bacteria for a study. The scientist begins with a bacteria population of b cells. She discovers that after 3 hours, the population of bacteria is

b2 cells. Three hours later, the bacteria population is b3 cells. If the population of the bacteria after these 6 hours is one thousand cells, what was the population at the start? Explain how you found your answer.

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  1. 8 April, 03:43
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    I think the answer is

    The sixt root of 1000
  2. 8 April, 04:00
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    Initial population: b=10

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Initil population: b

    After 3 hours: b²

    After 6 hours: b³

    It looks like a geometric progression, with ratio b.

    Now, after 6 hours: b³=1000=10³

    So, initial population is b=10. Note that b is also the growing ratio.
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