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Please help.Thank You
the number of bacteria present in a culture after t minutes as B=100e^kt If there are 6231 bacteria present after 11 minutes, find k.

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the number of bacteria present in a culture after t minutes as B=100e^kt If there are 6231 bacteria present after 11 minutes, find k.
B=6231 and t=11


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