If the number of bacteria in a colony doubles every 85 hours and there is currently a population of 500 bacteria, what will the population be 170 hours from now? bacteria

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Andrew Mackenzie · Answer 1 · 2021-01-07T17:24:00+0000

Answer:

2000 bacteria

Explanation:

The number of bacteria double 2 times because 170/85=2. 500 times 2 is 1000 and 1000 times 2 is 2000.