document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1024731>Question 1024731</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help and show all work. Haven't been in school for over 30years. So this is really hard for me to do. I have tried but still can not figure this out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The number of bacteria in a culture is given by the function <BR>\n" );
document.write( "n(t)=955e0.25t\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " where t is measured in hours. <BR>\n" );
document.write( " (a) What is the relative rate of growth of this bacterium population? <BR>\n" );
document.write( " Your answer is      percent <BR>\n" );
document.write( " (b) What is the initial population of the culture (at t=0)? <BR>\n" );
document.write( " Your answer is      <BR>\n" );
document.write( " (c) How many bacteria will the culture contain at time t=5? <BR>\n" );
document.write( " Your answer is   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #640096 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39616)</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=640096\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The reliable way to express the function is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%28t%29=955e%5E%280.25t%29. ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%28t%29=955e%5E%280.25t%29.\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The question is at the intermediate algebra level, and reviewing introductory algebra <b>thoroughly</b> would be worthwhile first.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can literally read certain information from your function as it is written.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Initial population is  955.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(c)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let t be 5 for that number of hours, and evaluate n(t) or n(5).  You would use a \"calculator\" to do this these days.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Better to report this as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%283.33%5E10%5E3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%283.33%5E10%5E3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The growth rate is 25%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "an online calculator was used at http://web2.0calc.com/ </SPAN>\n" );
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