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$$y=3,400(a{)}^x$$The given equation, where $a$ is a positive constant, gives the predicted number of bacteria, $y$, in a growth medium $x$ hours after the number of bacteria was initially measured. According to the equation, what was the predicted number of bacteria initially measured in the growth medium?

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