1.3.5 Quiz: Properties of Exponents
In a petri dish, a certain type of bacterium doubles in number every 30
minutes.
There were originally 16, or 24, bacteria in the dish. After 150 minutes, the
number of bacteria has doubled 7 times, multiplying by 27.
Now the population of bacteria is 24-27. Expressed as a power, how many
bacteria are in the petri dish after 150 minutes?