Mathematics · Percentage
The count of bacteria in a sample grows by 24% during the first hour. It decreases by 15% during the next one hour and again decreases by 10% during the third hour. If the present count of bacteria in the sample is 55,000, then what will be the net increase or decrease in the count of bacteria after three hours?
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- 1Increase, 2,827
- 2Decrease, 2,827✓
- 3Increase, 2,728
- 4Decrease, 2,728
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Decrease, 2,827
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