A population of bacteria doubles every 15 hours. Initially, the population of bacteria is 40. What is the population of the bacteria after 40 hours? Round to the nearest whole number. I would really appreciate any kind of help. PLEASE HELP ME ASAP!
Mathematics · Middle School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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Given :
Population of bacteria = 40
Population doubles every 15 hours.
Now, Population of bacteria after 40 hours = 40 × 2^40/15
= 40 × 2^2.67
= 254
Hence, Population of bacteria after 40 hours is 254.