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(a) The first term of an arithmetic progression is 4 and the last term is 20.The sum of the terms is 252. Calculate the number of terms and the common difference of the
arithmetic progression.
(b) An experimental culture has an initial population of 50 bacteria. The population increased by 80% every 20 minutes. Determine the time
it will take to have a population of 1.2 million bacteria.