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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can anyone help me with this word problem? I will give a medal and a fan. (: A population of 500 bacteria in a laboratory culture doubles every 30 min. The function p(x)=50*2^x models the population, where x is the number of 30-min periods. a. How many bacteria will the be after 2 hr? b. How many bacteria will there be after one day?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A. 50 * 2^4 = 800

OpenStudy (anonymous):

B. 50 * 2^24 = 838860800

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