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15 December, 10:49

Bacteria colonies can triple in size every 4 days. If you start with 150 bacteria microorganisms, how large with the colony be after 16 days?

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  1. 15 December, 10:54
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    It triples in size every 4 days. In 16 days it will be 3 * 3 * 3 * 3 times bigger.

    3 * 3 * 3 * 3 = 81

    Therefore, after 16 days, the colony will contain (81 * 150) or 12,150 microorganisms.
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