document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=973062>Question 973062</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you solve the word problem \"For a certain strand of bacteria, k is .8721 when t is measured in days. How long will it take 15 bacteria to increase to 845 bacteria? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take logarithms, base e, of both sides and solve for t, either before or after substituting the other given values. </SPAN>\n" );
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