Homework Help: Math

Posted by A Canadian on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 7:25pm.

In a lab experiment, the count of a bacteria doubles every hour.
a)at 1pm, there was 23000 bacteria. How many bacteria will be present at midnight?

I can't seem to get the correct answer.

The answer is 47 104 000 bacteria.

Thanks very much in advance!

Never mind - A Canadian, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 7:32pm
Whoops, never mind, I got the answer.

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