Question

129. The bacteria in a petridish grow at the rate
of 5% per hour. If the count of bacteria now
is 10,000 how much will it be after 3 hours?​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The key term to look for in this problem is triple. If you started with 50, the amount will triple each hour. So, you take 50 and multiply it by three to get the amount of bacteria in the second hour, which is 150