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In a Laboratory, the count of bacteria in a certain experiment was increasing at the rate of 2.5% per hour. Find the bacteria at the end of 2 hours if the count was initially 5,06,000.

Initial count (P) = 5,06,000

Rate of increase (R) = 2.5% per hour


No. of hours(n) = 2


The count of bacteria after 2 hours =


=


= 5060 × 102.52


= 5,31,61,625


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