The population of a bacteria colony increased by p% each day for 4 days in a row.The final population after 4 days was 5.0625 times the original population. What is p?
5.0625 x = x (1+ p/100)4
5.0625 = (1+p/100)^4
1.5 = 1 + p/100
.5 = p/100
p = 50 %
