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Answer:hour 1 500, hour 2 1000, hour 3 2000 , hour 4 4000

Step-by-step explanation:

After 1 hour 500 bacteria split into 500 bacteria.

After 2 hour 500 bacteria split into 1000 bacteria.

After 3 hour 500 bacteria split into 1500 bacteria.

After 4 hour 500 bacteria split into 2000 bacteria.

Given that,

In a biology lab, 500 bacteria reproduce by splitting.

Every hour, on the hour, each bacterium splits into two bacteria.

We have to find,

Find the number of bacteria after 4 hours.

According to the question,

Let us assume n = the number of bacteria at a given hour.

Total number of bacteria = 500

  • At the end of 1 hour each of the 500 bacteria after an hour is split in to 2 bacteria. So, at the end of 1 hour = n(1)  = 1 × 500 = 500 After 1 hour 500 bacteria split into 500 bacteria.

  • At the end of the 2 hour, each of the 500 bacteria will split in to 2 more bacteria. So, n(2)  = 2 x 500  = 1000 bacteria After 2 hour 500 bacteria split into 1000 bacteria.

  • At the end of the 3 hour, each of the 500 bacteria will split in to 2 more bacteria. So, n(3)  = 500 x 3  = 1500 bacteria After 3 hour 500 bacteria split into 1500 bacteria.

  • At the end of 4 hours, each of the 500 bacteria spilt into 2 more bacteria.

       So,  n(4)  = 4 × 500 = 2000 bacteria

       After 4 hour 500 bacteria split into 2000 bacteria.

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