document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=225935>Question 225935</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The bacteria E Coli are found in the human bladder.  Suppose 3,000 bacteria are present at time t = 0.  Then, t minutes later the number of bacteria present can be approximated by N(t) = 3000(2)t/20.   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many bacteria will be present after 40 minutes?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How long will it take before there are 100,000 bacteria present?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #168389 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><B>nerdybill(7384)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nerdybill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=nerdybill><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=168389\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Instead of:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I think you meant:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If so,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many bacteria will be present after 40 minutes?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How long will it take before there are 100,000 bacteria present?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Set N(t) to 100000 and solve for t:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "101.18 minutes = t\r<BR>\n" );
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