Question

the population of bacteria in an experiment increases by 73% every 2 days. if there were 150 bacteria microorganisms at the beginning, how many would there be after 8 days?
future amount = 150(1 + 0.73)^4
future amount = ? microorganisms
round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the value inside the parentheses

$1 + 0.73=1.73$

Step2: Calculate the power

$1.73^4=1.73\times1.73\times1.73\times1.73 = 8.98477641$

Step3: Multiply by the initial amount

$150\times8.98477641 = 1347.7164615$

Step4: Round to the nearest whole number

Rounding $1347.7164615$ gives $1348$

Answer:

$1348$