Answer:
C. 125
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Bacteria on day 1 = 5
On day 2, each bacteria got split into 5.
So, number of bacteria on day 2 =
Now, again on day 3, each of the 25 bacteria got split into additional 5 bacteria.
So, number of of bacteria on day 3 =
Therefore, the population of bacteria on day 3 is 125.
First of all, you can simplify the 4 at the numerator and the 14 at the denominator (they're both multiple of 2):
Now, rationalize a denominator means that you have to get rid of the square root, in order to have an integer denominator.
To do so, remember that you can always multiply any number by 1 without changing its value, and you can always think of 1 as a fraction where numerator and denominator are equal:
