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+128475 The bacteria in a jar triple every 20 seconds. After three minutes, there are 275,562 bacteria in the jar. How many were in the jar at the beginning of the experiment?
Three minutes = 180 seconds
We have this
A = A0(3)^[ ( t / 20 ) where A0 = the original number.....A is the number after t seconds
Filling in what we know.....
275562 = A0 * 3^(180/20 )
275562 = A0 * 3^(6) divide both sides by 3^6
275562 / 3^6 = A0 = 378
