At 10 :00 AM there were 2, 000 bacteria present in the culture. At noon, the number of bacteria grew to 2, 500. How many bacteria will there be at midnight?

3,000 is da answer bruh it's every day bro

At 10, there were 2000 ... at 12, there were 2500 ...

that means in 2 hrs, they increased by 500 ... that means they increase at a rate of 250 per hr

f (x) = 250h + 2000 ... midnight is 12 hrs from 10 a. m ... so h = 12

f (12) = 250 (12) + 2000

f (12) = 3000 + 2000

f (12) = 5000 <===