A study is done on the number of bacteria cells in a petri dish. Suppose that the population size P (t) after t hours is given by the following exponential function. P(t)= 2300(0.94) Find the initial population size. Does the function represent growth or decay? O growth O decay By what percent does the population size change each hour?

A study is done on the number of bacteria cells in a petri dish. Suppose that the population size P (t) after t hours is given by the following exponential function. P(t)= 2300(0.94) Find the initial population size. Does the function represent growth or decay? O growth O decay By what percent does the population size change each hour?

College Algebra

7th Edition

ISBN:9781305115545

Author:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Publisher:James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson

Chapter4: Exponential And Logarithmic Functions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12CC: Suppose that the initial size of a population is n0 and the population grows exponentially. Let n(t)...

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