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A bacteria population starts at 2,032 and decreases at about 15% per day. Write a function representing the number of bacteria present each day. After how many days will there be fewer than 321 bacteria?
Can you help me with this one too?
3 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
take 2032 and multiply it by .15. take the answer of that problem(304.8) and subtract it from your original number( the answer-1727.2). then, you repeat with 1727.2.
muliply 1727.2 by .15 and subtract that answer from 1727.2 ect ect ect
- 1 decade ago
you take 2032 and divid it by .15 this will give the amount it decresses per day. Continue to subtract this amount from 2032 untill you reach a number lower than 321. Hope i helped!
~Danny
