SOLUTION: A bacteria culture initially has 5000, and its size increased by 8% every minute. About how many bacteria are present in the culture after 4 mins.
My answer is initially 6802.4
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Question 1204360: A bacteria culture initially has 5000, and its size increased by 8% every minute. About how many bacteria are present in the culture after 4 mins.
My answer is initially 6802.44 but this amount of bacteria should only be after around 4 hours and not minutes.
Found 3 solutions by math_tutor2020, greenestamps, ikleyn:
Answer by math_tutor2020(3817) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A = P*(1 + r)^t
A = 5000*(1 + 0.08)^4
A = 6802.4448
A = 6802
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(1) Why would you think your answer should be after 4 hours instead of 4 minutes? The growth rate is given per minute....
(2) The number of bacteria must be a whole number. Since the question asks ABOUT how many bacteria there are after 4 minutes, your answer should be rounded to the nearest whole number.
ANSWER: 6802
Answer by ikleyn(52787) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The logic in your post recalls me a sock turned inside out - - - several times.
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