If a population of 50 Paramecium present in a pool increases to 150 after an hour, what would be the growth rate of population ?

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If a population of 50 Paramecium present in a pool increases to 150 after an hour, what would be the growth rate of population ? (A) 50 per hour (B) 200 per hour (C) 5 per hour (D) 100 per hour

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Population of Paramecium at time t = 50 Population of Paramecium 1 hour after t = 150 Growth rate of population = 150 -50 per hour = 100 per hour

Q. If a population of $50$ Paramecium present in a pool increases to $150$ after an hour, what would be the growth rate of population ?

$50$ per hour

$200$ per hour

$5$ per hour

$100$ per hour

Population of Paramecium at time $t = 50$
Population of Paramecium $1$ hour after $t = 150$ Growth rate of population $= 150 - 50$ per hour
$= 100$ per hour

Q. If a population of 50 Paramecium present in a pool increases to 150 after an hour, what would be the growth rate of population ?

50 per hour

200 per hour

5 per hour

100 per hour