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Percentages · Question 61 of 72

Question 61

EasyOriginal question

A culture of 800 bacteria grows by 50% every hour. How many bacteria are there after 2 hours?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Explanation

  1. After 1 hour: 800×1.5=1,200800 \times 1.5 = 1{,}200.

  2. After 2 hours: 1200×1.5=1,8001200 \times 1.5 = 1{,}800.

Worth noting

1,600 adds 50% of 800 twice; 1,200 stops after one hour; 1,000 is the increase only.

Concept
Compound growth at a high rate
Typical time
40 s
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