SAT Math Practice Question #33927 - SATify | SATify
#33927
applications
functions
exponential
medium
45 sec
A certain type of bacteria triples its population every hour. If a petri dish contained 5,400 bacteria at 6:00 PM, and the experiment started at 3:00 PM on the same day, what was the initial number of bacteria at 3:00 PM?
• Up to 5 characters (6 if negative). Only numbers, decimal (.), fraction (/), negative (-). • Fractions must be in lowest terms. • Mixed numbers must be converted to improper fractions.
