SOLUTION: A bacteria culture starts with 1,000 bacteria and
doubles in size every 3 hours. Find an exponential model for
the size of the culture as a function of time t in hours and use
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Question 868614: A bacteria culture starts with 1,000 bacteria and
doubles in size every 3 hours. Find an exponential model for
the size of the culture as a function of time t in hours and use
the model to predict how many bacteria there will be after
2 days.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Q(t) =
ln(2)/3 = k = .2310
Q(t) =
Q(48) =
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