Question

There is a population of 5,000 bacteria in a colony. If the number of bacteria doubles every 37 minutes, what will the population be 74 minutes from now?

Answer 1

20,000

Explanation:

74/37=2 so it doubles twice

5,000x2=10,000

10,000x2=20,000

Answer 2

If there are 5000 bacteria in a colony right now, there will be 5000x2, or 10000 bacteria in the colony in 37 minutes.

If there are 10000 bacteria in the colony in 37 minutes, there will be 20000 bacteria in the colony in 74 minutes, as the bacteria doubles every 34 minutes.

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