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This size running track is usually called a 400 meter track. however if a person ran as close to the inside as possible on the track they would run less than 400 meters in one lap. how far away from the inside border would someone have to run to make one lap equal exactly 400 meters

The diameter of a bacteria colony that doubles every hour is represented by the graph below. what is the diameter of the bacteria after 8 hours? graph of a curve passing through the points zero comma 1, one comma two, two comma four, and three comma eight