A culture initially has N0 number of bacteria. At time t = 1 hour the number of bacteria is measured to be 10N0. If the rate of growth is proportional to the number of bacteria present, determine the time necessary for the number of bacteria to be 20N0.

A culture initially has N0 number of bacteria. At time t = 1 hour the number of bacteria is measured to be 10N0. If the rate of growth is proportional to the number of bacteria present, determine the time necessary for the number of bacteria to be 20N0.

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