1. Suppose that the amount of algae in a pond doubles every 4 hours. If the pond initially contains 90 pounds of algae, how much algae will be in the pond after 12 hours? (1 point)
720 pounds XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
360 pounds
1440 pounds
114 pounds
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1.   Suppose that the amount of algae in a pond doubles every 4 hours.  If the pond initially contains 90 pounds of algae, how much algae will be in the pond after 12 hours?  (1 point)
720 pounds  XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
360 pounds
1440 pounds
114 pounds
CHECK MY ANSWER PLEASE

parthkohli · Answer

$ \color{Black}{\Rightarrow 90(1 + 4)^3 }$

parthkohli · Answer

As this is continuous compounding.