Problema Solution
During a research experiment, it was found that the number of bacteria in a culture grew at a rate proportional to its size. At 7am there were 5,000 bacteria present in the culture. At noon the number of bacteria grew to 5,900. How many bacteria will there be at midnight? Round answer to the nearest whole number
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3800-3000=400 from 10am to 12am, 2 hours have passed 400/2=200 bacteria per hour