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document.write( "Given that there were approximately 100 bacteria to start with, how many bacteria will there be <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With the doubling peroiod of 6.5 hours and initial population of 100 bacteria,\r\n" );
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document.write( "the current population, as the function of time, is  n(t) = 100*2^(t/6.5),  where t is the time in hours.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To find the population in 1.5 days = 1.5*24 = 36 hours,  the fotmula is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    n(36 hours) = 100*2^(36/6.5).\r\n" );
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