document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391214>Question 391214</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A single microscopic organism divides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "into two organisms every 3 days. Use<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the formula N(t)= No(2)^t/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Where t is the time of day ,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " N(t) is the number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of organisms at t days, and  No is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number of organisms at t = 0.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Approximately how long would it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "take one organism to produce a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "population of about 10,000 organisms? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #277548 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=277548\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=N%28t%29+=+N%5B0%5D%2A2%5E%28t%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"N%28t%29+=+N%5B0%5D%2A2%5E%28t%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "given:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the log of both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "About 39 days and 21 hours<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check answer:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "close enough </SPAN>\n" );
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