Exponential Growth of a Bacteria Colony
A bacteria colony has an initial population of 9 bacteria at noon. If the population triples every 20 minutes, how many bacteria will be present at 2:40 p.m.?
A
59,049
B
177,147
C
2,304
D
589,824
E
19,683
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