document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1204360>Question 1204360</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A bacteria culture initially has 5000, and its size increased by 8% every minute. About how many bacteria are present in the culture after 4 mins. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My answer is initially 6802.44 but this amount of bacteria should only be after around 4 hours and not minutes.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) Why would you think your answer should be after 4 hours instead of 4 minutes?  The growth rate is given per minute....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) The number of bacteria must be a whole number.  Since the question asks ABOUT how many bacteria there are after 4 minutes, your answer should be rounded to the nearest whole number.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 6802<br><BR>\n" );
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