Homework Help: Algebra

Posted by Jenny on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 7:44pm.

The number of bacteria in a stagment pond doubles every hour. A farmer sprays it every two hours and kils 3/4 of bacteria immediately. If there are 10,000 live bacteria left after the farmer sprays at noon, how many live bacteria are there at 11 p.m. that night?

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