document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=967422>Question 967422</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you help me solve this problem?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A biologist isolates two strains of a particular virus and monitors the growth of each, starting with samples of 0.01 gram. Strain A increases by 10% in 8 hours and strain B increases by 12 % in 9 hours. Find the hourly growth factor for each strain to compare which strain of virus grows more rapidly?<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 #591275 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=591275\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Strain A\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Strain B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Strain B  grows faster than strain A. </SPAN>\n" );
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