document.write( "Question 1129326: A biologist recorded a count of 320 bacteria present in a culture after 8 minutes and 1200 bacteria present after 26 minutes.\r
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18 minutes between the two points\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"320%2Ab%5E18=1200\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b%5E18=3.75\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28%28b%29%29%2A18=3.75\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"log%28%28b%29%29=0.20833\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b=1.616\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=p%2A1.616%5Ex\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p%2A1.616%5E8=320\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"p=6.880\"\r
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