The population of a certain type of bacteria in a petri dish grows according to a linear model. At 9:00 AM, the population was 1,500. At 1:00 PM on the same day, the population was 2,700. If the population continues to grow at this rate, at what time will the population reach 3,600?
3:00 PM
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