A culture starts with 8100 bacteria. After 1 hour the count is 10,000. (a) Find a function that models the number of bacteria n(t) after t hours. (Round your r value to three decimal places.) n(t) = (b) Find the number of bacteria after 2 hours. (Round your answer to the nearest hundred.) bacteria (c) After how many hours will the number of bacteria double? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) hr

A culture starts with 8100 bacteria. After 1 hour the count is 10,000. (a) Find a function that models the number of bacteria n(t) after t hours. (Round your r value to three decimal places.) n(t) = (b) Find the number of bacteria after 2 hours. (Round your answer to the nearest hundred.) bacteria (c) After how many hours will the number of bacteria double? (Round your answer to one decimal place.) hr

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter3: Functions

Section3.4: Composition Of Functions

Problem 97SE: The number of bacteria in a refrigerated food product is given by N(T)=23T256T+1,3T33 ,where T is...

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