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In a lab experiment, 30 bacteria are placed in a petri dish. The conditions are such that the number of bacteria is able to double every 4 hours. How many bacteria would there be after 26 hours, to the nearest whole number?

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Answer:

2715 bacteria

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a simple exponential function. We are given that the initial value is 30, that the value doubles every 4 hours.

Thus, we have our function: [tex]y=30*2^{x/4}[/tex]

Plugging in 26 for x, we get 2715.29004 => 2715 bacteria.