document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=913470>Question 913470</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number of bacteria in a culture is given by the formula <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%28t%29+=+1000e%5E0.4t ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%28t%29+=+1000e%5E0.4t\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > where t is measured in hours. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the initial population n0 of the culture (at t = 0)? <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%280%29+=+1000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%280%29+=+1000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Approximately how many bacteria, N, will the culture contain after 4 hours? <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=N+=+5967.30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"N+=+5967.30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Because <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1000e%5E%280.4%29%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1000e%5E%280.4%29%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > I checked my calculator twice why isn't this the right answer? what am I doing wrong. \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 #554541 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=554541\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm assuming the equation should be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%28t%29+=+1000e%5E%280.4t%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%28t%29+=+1000e%5E%280.4t%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug in t = 4 and evaluate\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%284%29+=+1000%284.9530324%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%284%29+=+1000%284.9530324%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This is approximate\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%284%29+=+4953.0324 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%284%29+=+4953.0324\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This is approximate\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the approximate number of bacteria after 4 hours is roughly 4,953.0324\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Round to the nearest whole number to get 4,953\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final Answer: <font color=\"red\">4,953</font> bacteria (approximate figure)\r<BR>\n" );
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