SOLUTION: The number of bacteria present in a culture after t minutes is given as B=100ekt. If there are 3294 bacteria present after 6 minutes, find k.

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Question 1004875: The number of bacteria present in a culture after
t minutes is given as B=100ekt. If there are 3294 bacteria present after 6 minutes, find k.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Using B=100e%5E%28kt%29, we plug in to get
3294 = 100e^6k
32.94 = e^6k
ln 32.94 = 6k
k = (1/6)(ln 32.94) = .582