SOLUTION: A particular type of bacteria grows at a rate of 35 % per day. If my dog got infected with 8700 bacterium when her leg was cut by barbed wire, how many bacterium will be present in

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Question 1054862: A particular type of bacteria grows at a rate of 35 % per day. If my dog got infected with 8700 bacterium when her leg was cut by barbed wire, how many bacterium will be present in 24 days when I finally decide I need to take the dog to the veterinarian.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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The second question depends on quantity of damage and what kind, that this bacteria makes, so since the growth rate is (seems so ) high, you might have about two days at the very most, and that could be far too long to wait. Some lab testing maybe, from a microbiological lab, to identify or confirm the bacteria identity?

x is days
y is amount bacteria
y=8700%2A%281.35%29%5Ex
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Let x=24 for the first question.
y=8700%281.35%29%5E24
highlight%28y=11700000%29