SOLUTION: Bacteria usually reproduce by a process known as binary fission. In this type of reproduction, one bacterium divides, forming two bacteria. Under ideal conditions, some bacteria ca

Question 1154398: Bacteria usually reproduce by a process known as binary fission. In this type of reproduction, one bacterium divides, forming two bacteria. Under ideal conditions, some bacteria can reproduce every 20 minutes. Find the constant k growth of these types of bacteria under conditions and write the growth equation.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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..., every 20 minutes. Find the constant k growth of these types of bacteria under conditions and write the growth equation.
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, in minutes
Double in quantity every twenty minutes

for population p=0 when t=0, population y at any time t is

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