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OpenStudy (kayc):

Bacteria of a certain type are known to divide every hour, thus producing two bacteria for every previously existing bacterium. Suppose that 100 of these bacteria are breathed into Kevin's lung. a) write the formula for this growth b) how many bacteria will live in his lung after 5h?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[100(1+.5)^{5}\]

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