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A bacteria culture starts with 200 bacteria and in 1 hour contains 400. How many hours does it take to reach 2000 bacteria?

A bacteria culture starts with 200 bacteria and in 1 hour contains 400. How many hours does it take to reach 2000 bacteria?
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A bacteria culture starts with 200 bacteria and in 1 hour contains 400. How many hours does it take to reach 2000 bacteria?

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Answer:

200(2^h) = 2,000

2^h = 10

h = (ln 10)/(ln 2) = about 3.32 hours

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