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The gates to the zoo open at 8 a.m. and 60 people enter. The number of visitors to the zoo triples every hour until 1 p.m.

How many visitors are at the zoo at 1 p.m.? Write the answer in exponential notation.

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elanfernandez

Answer:240 visitors are at the zoo

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

54

Step-by-step explanation:

We can solve this problem by creating a chart from 9am to 12pm. Each hour we must "triple," meaning "multiply by 3."

9am-10am is 6 visitors

10am-11am is 6*3=18 visitors

11am-12pm is 18*3=54 visitors