SOLUTION: A biologist makes a simple of bacteria in a culture and finds that it doubles every 3 hours. The estimated count after 6 hours was 10000 a) What was the initial size of the cult

Question 1173757: A biologist makes a simple of bacteria in a culture and finds that it doubles every 3 hours. The estimated count after 6 hours was 10000
a) What was the initial size of the culture at time t=0?
b) What was the estimated count after 1 day?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

 

Hi,

A biologist makes a simple of bacteria in a culture 

and finds that it doubles every 3 hours. 

The estimated count after 6 hours was 10000

a) What was the initial size of the culture at time t=0?

   

   2500 ⇒ 5000 ⇒ 10000   doubling every 3 hour

b) What was the estimated count after 1 day?

     x = 2500*2^(24/3) = 640,000

Wish You the Best in your Studies.

 

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