• 5. A certain type of bacteria, given a favorable growth medium, doubles
in population every 4 hours. Given that there were approximately 100
bacteria to start with, how many bacteria will there be in a day and a
half?

Respuesta :

Answer:

51,200

Step-by-step explanation:

a day and a half = 36 hours

36/4 = 9

There are 9 doubling periods

how many bacteria will there be in a day and a half?

100 * 2^9

100 * 512

51200