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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