Translate the sentence into an equation. The sum of 2 times a number and 3 equals 7.

Use the variable b for the unknown number.

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b = unknown number

2b = 2 times a number

2b+3 = the sum of 2 times a number and 3

2b+3 = 7, since the expression above is set equal to 7

the red lines denote the population of the bacteria after 35 hours. that would be 2,409.24. the y-intercept is the blue line which is 800 because that is the starting point. the equation used to make the graph is 800(1.032)^h, where h is the number of hours.

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