SOLUTION: A scientist runs an experiment involving a culture of bacteria. She notices that the mass of the bacteria in the culture increases exponentially with the mass increasing by 321% pe

Question 1148949: A scientist runs an experiment involving a culture of bacteria. She notices that the mass of the bacteria in the culture increases exponentially with the mass increasing by 321% per week.
What is the 1-week growth factor for the mass of the bacteria?
4.21
Correct
What is the 1-day growth factor for the mass of the bacteria?
1.6014
Incorrect
By what percent does the mass of bacteria increase by each day?
1.6014285714
Incorrect %
If the mass of the bacteria instead increased by 479% per week, by what percent would the mass increase by each day?
5.79
Incorrect %

Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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(1)  4.21.



(2)    = 1.228



(3)   by  22.8%



(4)   I will not do it ---- instead, I wiil leave it to you.


      If you do understand my answers (1), (2) and (3), you should be able to complete (4) on your own.

Happy calculations and happy learning (!)

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