(a) Find the initial population. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) X bacteria (b) Write an exponential growth model for the bacteria population. Let t represent the time in hours. y = (c) Use the model to determine the number of bacteria after 8 hours. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) X bacteria (d) After how many hours will the bacteria count be 40,000? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) 23.49 x hr

(a) Find the initial population. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) X bacteria (b) Write an exponential growth model for the bacteria population. Let t represent the time in hours. y = (c) Use the model to determine the number of bacteria after 8 hours. (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) X bacteria (d) After how many hours will the bacteria count be 40,000? (Round your answer to two decimal places.) 23.49 x hr

Calculus For The Life Sciences

2nd Edition

ISBN:9780321964038

Author:GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.

Publisher:GREENWELL, Raymond N., RITCHEY, Nathan P., Lial, Margaret L.

Chapter2: Exponential, Logarithmic, And Trigonometric Functions

Section2.3: Applications: Growth And Decay

Problem 9E: Decrease in Bacteria When an antibiotic is introduced into a culture of 50,000 bacteria, the number...

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