Bacteria X has a growth rate of 160 % per hour. Some amount of bacteria X are accidentally introduced into some twirly macaroni salad. Two hours after contamination, there were 40,000 bacteria X in the twirly macaroni salad.
Find the initial number of bacteria X introduced into the twirly macaroni salad:
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Estimate the number of bacteria in the food 3 hours after contamination.
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