1. A colony of microbes doubles in population every 6 hours. Explain why we could say that thepopulation grows by a factor of 2 every hour.2. A bacteria population decreases by a factor of every 4 hours. Explain why we could also say thatthe population decays by a factor ofVž every hour.

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1. A colony of microbes doubles in population every 6 hours. Explain why we could say that the population grows by a factor of V2 every hour.

Intermediate Algebra

19th Edition

ISBN:9780998625720

Author:Lynn Marecek

Publisher:Lynn Marecek

Chapter10: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section10.5: Solve Exponential And Logarithmic Equations

Problem 10.88TI: Researchers recorded that a certain bacteria population declined from 700,000 to 400,000 in 5 hours...

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1. A colony of microbes doubles in population every 6 hours. Explain why we could say that the
population grows by a factor of 2 every hour.
2. A bacteria population decreases by a factor of every 4 hours. Explain why we could also say that
the population decays by a factor of
Vž every hour.

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