A culture of 200 bacteria growing in a Petri dish doubles in size every 3 hours. The number of bacteria, A, can be modeled by the exponential equation A=P(2)^t/3, where P is the initial amount and t is the time in hours. How many hours will it take for the number of bacteria to reach 1,000,000? Express your answer rounded to the nearest whole number. Enter your answer in the box.

A culture of 200 bacteria growing in a Petri dish doubles in size every 3 hours. The number of bacteria, A, can be modeled by the exponential equation A=P(2)^t/3, where P is the initial amount and t is the time in hours. How many hours will it take for the number of bacteria to reach 1,000,000? Express your answer rounded to the nearest whole number. Enter your answer in the box.

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 10.87TI: Researchers recorded that a certain bacteria population grew from 100 to 500 in 6 hours. At this...

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