document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1071458>Question 1071458</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A pharmaceutical company makes a vaccine-producing bacterium that grows at a rate of 1.6% per hour. How many units of this organism must the company have initially to have 1000 units after 5 days?\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 #686420 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</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=686420\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1 unit makes 1.016 units after <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > days.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Growth Model, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=p%2Ae%5E%280.3810%2At%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=p%2Ae%5E%280.3810%2At%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for time t in days, p initial units\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let y=1000 and t=5;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for p. </SPAN>\n" );
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