SOLUTION: A population of bacteria is growing according to the exponential model P = 100e^.70t, where P is the number of colonies and t is measured in hours. After how many hours will 300 co

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Question 1034220: A population of bacteria is growing according to the exponential model P = 100e^.70t, where P is the number of colonies and t is measured in hours. After how many hours will 300 colonies be present? [Round answer to the nearest tenth.]
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!




Take the natural log of both sides



300 colonies will be present in 1.6 hrs
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check:





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