A certain population of microorganisms doubled after 20 minutes. If it is known that it grows proportional to the population at any time, how many more minutes will it take for the population to triple starting from the time that the population doubled?
A certain population of microorganisms doubled after 20 minutes. If it is known that it grows proportional to the population at any time, how many more minutes will it take for the population to triple starting from the time that the population doubled?
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