SOLUTION: A bacteria culture started with a count of 480 at 8:00 A.M. and after t hours is expected to grow to f(t)=480(3/2)^t. Estimate the number of bacteria in the culture at noon the sa

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: A bacteria culture started with a count of 480 at 8:00 A.M. and after t hours is expected to grow to f(t)=480(3/2)^t. Estimate the number of bacteria in the culture at noon the same day.
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Noon is at 12:00
8:00 -> 12:00 is 4 hours
f(t) = 480(3/2)^4 = 480(81/16) = 2430