In a certain culture where the rate of growth * of bacteria is proportional to the number present, the number triples in 4 days. If at the end of 7 days there are 9 million bacteria present in the culture, how many were present initially?

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In a certain culture where the rate of growth
of bacteria is proportional to the number
present, the number triples in 4 days. If at
the end of 7 days there are 9 million
bacteria present in the culture, how many
were present initially?
O 670,952
O 770,074
O 1,316,074
O 1,116,074
Transcribed Image Text:* In a certain culture where the rate of growth of bacteria is proportional to the number present, the number triples in 4 days. If at the end of 7 days there are 9 million bacteria present in the culture, how many were present initially? O 670,952 O 770,074 O 1,316,074 O 1,116,074
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