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Old September 7th, 2008, 02:41 PM
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Default Exponential Growth?

If the size of a bacteria colony doubles in 5 hours, how long will it take for the number of bacteria to triple? Give your answer in exact form and decimal form.

I'm not really sure where to start here, but I'm assuming it has something to do with y=cb^t?
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