SOLUTION: The bacteria in a certain culture triples every 7.7 hours. The culture has 6,500 bacteria at the start.
How many bacteria will the culture contain after 4 hours?
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Question 460078: The bacteria in a certain culture triples every 7.7 hours. The culture has 6,500 bacteria at the start.
How many bacteria will the culture contain after 4 hours?
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The bacteria in a certain culture triples every 7.7 hours.
The culture has 6,500 bacteria at the start.
How many bacteria will the culture contain after 4 hours?
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f(4) = 6500*3^(4/7.7)
f(4) = 11,502 after 4 hrs
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