document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205447>Question 1205447</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 10,000 bacteria live in a test tube at 12pm  and grow continuesly to 13000 at 3pm. Use the formula A= pe raised to rt, and find how many bacteria at 7pm. Where a is new population of bacteria, p is initial population of bacteria, and r is the growth rate, and t is time in hrs.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=pe%5E%28rt%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=pe%5E%28rt%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the given information about the numbers of bacteria at 12pm and 3pm....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13000=10000e%5E%283r%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13000=10000e%5E%283r%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=e%5E%283r%29=1.3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"e%5E%283r%29=1.3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using that to find the number of bacteria at 7pm....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=10000e%5E%287r%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=10000e%5E%287r%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=10000%28e%5E%283r%29%29%5E%287%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=10000%28e%5E%283r%29%29%5E%287%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=10000%281.3%29%5E%287%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=10000%281.3%29%5E%287%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 18444.54 to 2 decimal places; round to the nearest whole number.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 18,445 bacteria at 7pm<br><BR>\n" );
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