Question

In a growth period, a population of flies triples every week. Of the original population had 3 flies, how big is the population after 4 weeks?

Answer 1

Hey, the anwer is 243.

Explanation:

The math equation for this is:

ORIGINAL POPULATION x
`3^(4)`

This is because the original population will triplicate 4 times.

Original population: 3

After first week: 9

After second week: 27

After third week: 81

After fourth week: 243

Is the same that multiplying 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3