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    A Petri dish contains 2000. The number of bacteria triples every 6 hours. How many bacteria will exi

    A Petri dish contains 2000. The number of bacteria triples every 6 hours. How many bacteria will exist after 3 days? Determine the amount of tripling periods: There are 24 hours in a day. 24 hours in a day * 3 days = 72 hours 72 hours / 6 hours tripling period = 12 tripling periods Our...
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