SOLUTION: If a bacteria culture started with a count of 480 at 8:00 am and after t hours is expected to grow to f(t)=480(3/2)^t. I am trying to estimate the number of bacteria in the cultur

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Question 65649: If a bacteria culture started with a count of 480 at 8:00 am and after t hours is expected to grow to f(t)=480(3/2)^t. I am trying to estimate the number of bacteria in the culture at noon the same day.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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f(t)=480(3/2)^t
t = 4 hours
480%283%2F2%29%5E4+=+480%2A%2881%2F16%29
480%2A%2881%2F16%29+=+30%2A81
30%2A81+=+2430 answer