Suppose that the amount of algae in pound doubles every hour. If the pond initially contains 50 pounds of algae how much algae will be in the bond after 4 hours

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Twinkly

31 July, 09:21

Suppose that the amount of algae in pound doubles every hour. If the pond initially contains 50 pounds of algae how much algae will be in the bond after 4 hours

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Diya Ferrell · Answer 1

One that is a lot of algae

two 50 x 2 = 100 x 2 = 200 x 2 = 400 x 2 = 800

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That is a lot of algae

800 pounds would be your answer after 4 hours

Lilia Brock · Answer 2

250

Step-by-step explanation:

because 50 + (4 x 50) that equals 50 + 200 = 250