the number of bacteria in a culture triples every 3 hours. if there were 2 bacteria present at noon one day, how many were there at noon the next day assuming that all bacteria survived?
the number of bacteria in a culture triples every 3 hours. if there were 2 bacteria present at noon one day, how many were there at noon the next day assuming that all bacteria survived?
First term =2
Ratio =3
Number of terms =24/3 =8, Therefore in 24 hours, you would have:
=6,560 bacteria.