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A scientist places 23 mg of bacteria in a culture for an experiment and he finds that the mass of the bacteria triples every day.

1. Each day that passes, the mass of bacteria in the culture changes by what percent?

2. What is the mass of the bacteria in the culture 2 days after the start of the experiment?

A scientist places 23 mg of bacteria in a culture for an experiment and he finds that the mass of the bacteria triples every day.
a. The mass of the bacteria in the culture on any given day is what percent of the mass of bacteria in the culture exactly one day prior?
300
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b. Each day that passes, the mass of bacteria in the culture changes by what percent?
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c. What is the mass of the bacteria in the culture 2 days after the start of the experiment?
* mg
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Transcribed Image Text:A scientist places 23 mg of bacteria in a culture for an experiment and he finds that the mass of the bacteria triples every day. a. The mass of the bacteria in the culture on any given day is what percent of the mass of bacteria in the culture exactly one day prior? 300 Preview b. Each day that passes, the mass of bacteria in the culture changes by what percent? Preview c. What is the mass of the bacteria in the culture 2 days after the start of the experiment? * mg Preview
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