2. Bacteria doubles every 2.5 hours. If 5 bacteria are originally present in the solution a. Find the number of bacteria after 8 hours. b. When will the number of bacteria increase to 100?

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2. Bacteria doubles every 2.5 hours. If 5 bacteria are originally present in
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a. Find the number of bacteria after 8 hours.
b. When will the number of bacteria increase to 100?
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