SOLUTION: If 10,000 bacteria live in a test tube at 12pm and grow continuesly to 13000 at 3pm. Use the formula A= pe raised to rt, and find how many bacteria at 7pm. Where a is new populati

Question 1205447: If 10,000 bacteria live in a test tube at 12pm and grow continuesly to 13000 at 3pm. Use the formula A= pe raised to rt, and find how many bacteria at 7pm. Where a is new population of bacteria, p is initial population of bacteria, and r is the growth rate, and t is time in hrs.
Answer by greenestamps(13203) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

From the given information about the numbers of bacteria at 12pm and 3pm....

Using that to find the number of bacteria at 7pm....

x = 18444.54 to 2 decimal places; round to the nearest whole number.

ANSWER: 18,445 bacteria at 7pm

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