1. The growth rate of a culture of bacteria is proportional to the number of bacteria present and after 2 days it becomes 2.5 times the initial number. Find the time taken for the number of bacteria triple the initial number.

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The growth rate of a culture of bacteria is proportional to the number of bacteria present
and after 2 days it becomes 2.5 times the initial number. Find the time taken for the
number of bacteria triple the initial number.
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