document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549603>Question 549603</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am not even sure whether this is a geometry or a miscellaneous word problem. I believe that I should use the e function but do not know the order of operations. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is a population of 6000 that got a disease. An hour later there were 6200. How long would it take to reach 10,000? (need approximate and exact values)... Any help would be appreciated... </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #358945 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=358945\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You should be familiar with the order of operations before doing these problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The population can be modeled by an exponential function\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE P(t) = 6000e^{kt}\"> where k is some constant and t is in hours. You know that P(1) = 6200. So solve for k, then find the t such that P(t) = 10000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By the way, why is the population increasing exponentially when there is a disease? </SPAN>\n" );
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