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7 years ago
Certain bacteria, given favorable growth conditions, grow  continuously at a rate of 4.2% a day.

Find the bacterial population after 42 hours, if the initial population was 350 bacteria.
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7 years ago

a=1+r=1+(4.2/100)=1+0.042=1.042
N(t) = 23 × 1.042 t
N(t)=23x 1.042 ^(1.75)=24.72
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