3x+5y=16 is linear equation........
The answer for this is 3 and 4
ANSWER
Approximately after 15 minutes.
EXPLANATION
The growth rate of the first bacteria is

The growth rate of the first bacteria :

To find the time that, there will be an equal number of bacteria, we equate the two equation;



We solve for t to get,

Or

We discard the negative value.
This implies that,
