After 2 hours, the population of a culture of bacteria has increased by 50%. If the rate of growth is proportional to the number of bacteria present, determine the time necessary for the population of bacteria to triple. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an hour,

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After 2 hours, the population of a culture of bacteria has increased by 50%. If the rate of growth
is proportional to the number of bacteria present, determine the time necessary for the
population of bacteria to triple. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an hour,
Transcribed Image Text:After 2 hours, the population of a culture of bacteria has increased by 50%. If the rate of growth is proportional to the number of bacteria present, determine the time necessary for the population of bacteria to triple. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an hour,
After 1 hour, the population of a culture of bacteria has increased by 25%. If the rate of growth is
proportional to the number of bacteria present, determine the time necessary for the population
of bacteria to double. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an hour.
P = Poekt
1.25P, = Poek(1)
1.25 = ek
In 1.25 = In ek
In 1.25 = k ln e
k = In 1.25
%3D
P = P,ekt
2P, = Poeln 1.25 t
2 = eln 1.25 t
In 2 = In eln 1.25 t
In 2 = In 1.25 t In e
In 2 = In 1.25 t
In 2
%3D
t =
In 1.25
- 3.1 hours
Transcribed Image Text:After 1 hour, the population of a culture of bacteria has increased by 25%. If the rate of growth is proportional to the number of bacteria present, determine the time necessary for the population of bacteria to double. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of an hour. P = Poekt 1.25P, = Poek(1) 1.25 = ek In 1.25 = In ek In 1.25 = k ln e k = In 1.25 %3D P = P,ekt 2P, = Poeln 1.25 t 2 = eln 1.25 t In 2 = In eln 1.25 t In 2 = In 1.25 t In e In 2 = In 1.25 t In 2 %3D t = In 1.25 - 3.1 hours
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