document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1007171>Question 1007171</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve the given problem related to population growth. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The number of bacteria <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N(t) = 2500(2)^t.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the number of bacteria when <BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 0 hours<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t = 4 hours.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a)    t = 0 hours <BR>\n" );
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document.write( " bacteria \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b)    t = 4 hours <BR>\n" );
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document.write( " bacteria </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "we merely plug in the various values for t and get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N(0) = 2500*2^0 = 2500 bacteria<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N(4) = 2500*2^4 = 40000 bacteria </SPAN>\n" );
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