16
Step-by-step explanation:
1 Container = 1.25 Pounds
? Container = 20 Pounds
(Simple crisscross multiplication) 1 x 20 Pounds = 20 = 16 Containers1.25Pounds 1.25
The population of bacteria can be expressed as a function of number of days.
Population = where n is the number of days since the beginning.
Step-by-step explanation:
Number of bacteria on the first day=
Number of bacteria on the second day =
Number of bacteria on the third day =
Number of bacteria on the fourth day =
As we can see , the number of bacteria on any given day is a function of the number of days n.
This expression can be expressed generally as where n is the number of days since the beginning.